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  • An Eleventy Strava Experiment in Three Parts

    An Eleventy Strava Experiment in Three Parts

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the last two days I have been experimenting with reproducing my Strava timeline in Eleventy using a CSV file, for a change, as well as a JavaScript file to import new GPX files and map them correctly for the CSV file. That CSV file is then read by Eleventy to populate…

  • MyAI Written Tests for Eleventy JavaScript Files

    MyAI Written Tests for Eleventy JavaScript Files

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI followed several JavaScript courses. They taught my about the process, and how to think about functions, but they rarely touched upon writing tests to ensure that the functionality remains when you refactor or make changes. While experimenting with Eleventy and refactoring I tidied up some code whilst in the process removing…

  • Refactoring Eleventy with Swisscom MyAI

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday afternoon I decided to experiment with MyAI and Eleventy because I was getting an error message. The issue is that when I refactored my Eleventy files with Gemini it removed code that broke the build process. I asked MyAI for help and it went beyond what I asked of it. Specifically,…

  • Experimenting With Eleventy

    Experimenting With Eleventy

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesOne nice thing about switching from WordPress to Eleventy is that I start with a blank slate. By this I don’t mean that I start with nothing, because Eleventy does a lot. What I mean by this is that I can use APIs and other tools with greater ease than if I…

  • On WordPress and the Eleventy Experiment

    On WordPress and the Eleventy Experiment

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst I have found WordPress to be a useful tool since around 2005 or so, recent changes have encouraged me to dump the platform. The first of these changes was when WordPress moved to react because this made the site slower, and heavier to use. React also has links to Facebook, and…

  • Refactoring and (A)I

    Refactoring and (A)I

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor two days I have been migrating my blog from Hugo to Eleventy via the markdown pages, and the photos via Ghost Export for WordPress. In the process I achieved a goal, and then AI broke things, so I achieved them again, and then AI broke them again. The favourite thing for…

  • Static Web Generators and CMSes

    Static Web Generators and CMSes

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor weeks, or even months, by now I have been playing/experimenting with Hugo, 11ty and other solutions. I really like that with Hugo I can use FrontMatter as a CMS to create new posts, add the appropriate meta data, and keep track of what is published and what is in draft form.…