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22 | 22 | ;; Don't complect! |
23 | 23 | ;; Don't pull lots of dependencies! |
24 | 24 | ;; By building with simpler pieces, you learn more. |
25 | | -;; You avoid frontend hell where the browser must load 53 MB of compiled Javascript to say "Welcome!" |
| 25 | +;; You avoid frontend hell where the browser must load 53 MB of compiled Javascript to say "Welcome!". |
26 | 26 | ;; This is how you build a simple system. |
27 | 27 | ;; |
28 | 28 | ;; The web is a wonderful place, and I encourage you strongly to make a part of it your own! |
29 | | -;; I find it *completely amazing that I can type up some random shit about [the kind of things I like to learn], make a URL for that idea, and give it to a friend. |
| 29 | +;; I am amazed that I can type up some random shit about [the kind of things I like to learn], make a URL for that idea, and give it to a friend. |
30 | 30 | ;; How wonderful is that! |
31 | 31 | ;; And how *quick* is that! |
32 | 32 | ;; Before the World Wide Web, Tim Berners Lee had to print a piece of paper and give it to his colleague. |
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35 | 35 | ;; [the kind of things I like to learn]: https://play.teod.eu/computing-learning-designing-researching/ |
36 | 36 | ;; |
37 | 37 | ;; A simple web site is just a folder of files. |
38 | | -;; You don't have to run any programs to make that! |
39 | | -;; Just write an HTML file and publish. |
40 | | -;; If you want to avoid writing plain HTML, you are in control, you can write a program to make the HTML. |
41 | | -;; For me personally, [Babashka] my tool of choice for that. |
| 38 | +;; You don't need a fancy setup to make a folder of files! |
| 39 | +;; Just write HTML and publish. |
| 40 | +;; If you later want to avoid writing plain HTML, you are in control, you can write a program to generate the HTML. |
| 41 | +;; [Babashka] is my tool of choice for that. |
42 | 42 | ;; I can write the HTML generation program in the programming language I prefer (Clojure), and regenerate my web site quickly without a running JVM. |
43 | 43 | ;; Oh, the joy! |
44 | 44 | ;; The experience with Babashka-powered knowledge on the web got me so excited I had to present [Build Your Own Little Memex with Babashka] on the first Babashka conference. |
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