Hakyll is a static site generator written in Haskell. It allows for maximum customization through its Haskell DSL and leverages Pandoc and other Haskell libraries. Hakyll is well-suited for small to medium personal blogs and websites due to its powerful and flexible templating system and inclusion of features like Markdown support, RSS feeds, and syntax highlighting out of the box.

1. hakylltweeter :: @RobertWPearce
github :: rpearce
email :: me@robertwpearce.com
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2. what is it?
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3. static site generator
(icons by smashicons, lyolya and freepik)
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4. other static site generators
• jekyll (ruby)
• gatsby (js)
• next (js)
• hugo (go)
• metalsmith (js)
• middleman (ruby)
• pelican (python)
• ...
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5. when would i use it?
small to medium-sized website or personal blog
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6. why hakyll?
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7. why hakyll?
• maximum customization without being DIWHY...
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8. why hakyll?
• maximum customization without being DIWHY...
• you get to use haskell and its ecosystem
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9. why hakyll (the little things)
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10. why hakyll (the little things)
• xmonad-like DSL
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11. why hakyll (the little things)
• xmonad-like DSL
• pandoc under the hood (markdown, TeX, syntax highlighting...)
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12. why hakyll (the little things)
• xmonad-like DSL
• pandoc under the hood (markdown, TeX, syntax highlighting...)
• RSS & Atom feed templates included
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13. why hakyll (the little things)
• xmonad-like DSL
• pandoc under the hood (markdown, TeX, syntax highlighting...)
• RSS & Atom feed templates included
• most of the heavy lifting done for you
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14. why hakyll (the little things)
• xmonad-like DSL
• pandoc under the hood (markdown, TeX, syntax highlighting...)
• RSS & Atom feed templates included
• most of the heavy lifting done for you
• internals are exposed for you to leverage
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15. ...that's pretty much it
let's see some code
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