Check it out, I’m a software engineer. I love to code, design user interfaces, setup and automate development environments, learn new languages, frameworks, and tools.
That said, did I feel like relearning Jekyll, setting up a local Ruby environment, altering themes and debugging the initial theme’s CSS today? Absolutely not!
The most straight forward and fastest way to start a new personal site today (this site) in less than 30 minutes was using this free Reverie Jekyll theme.
It’s 2024! I have too many projects and work to focus on as a software engineer to spend all day setting up a new personal website for myself. Yes, that’s a 2024 resolution!
This setup saved me a few hours of tinkering and getting every little thing just right. Another 2024 goal is to start making webdev videos and writing articles and tutorials. So, perhaps one of my first quick videos will be on how quickly, and easily anyone can setup a Jekyll Github pages site and have it published online instantly.