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I use MacOS for most of my work and one annoying thing slowly creeping up on me is how slow it is to open a new terminal window. Finally, I reached the breaking point when it seemed like every new terminal login was taking several seconds. Small delays like this can really break you out of your flow. I had to take action.
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You may have thought about switching to a static site, but what do you give up? If you’re moving from a fully-featured Content Management System, you lose a lot. Like many choices, it’s a tradeoff. A CMS offers many features and capabilities, while a static site excels at speed and simplicity.
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Note: I started writing an article about what you lose if you switch to a static site, but realized that…
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I’m migrating this website from Drupal to Gatsby.js.
This site has been running on Drupal 7 for almost exactly 10 years. I originally created it to get a free beer at the Drupal 7 release party on January 11, 2011. Not a bad run and Drupal 7 still has nearly 2 years left before EOL.
The main reasons to switch away from Drupal are:
Recently, I realized that I haven’t written anything since 2014 when I wrote about heading off to Colombia by motorcycle. Someone could…
