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0 pointsscott_karana10y ago0 comments

> Usability problems like what?

Understanding of the command line, delayed WYSIWYG feedback loop, FTPing/synchronizing files. Some generators don't even tackle "pretty, easy to install templates a la Wordpress" either.

All surmountable, but I haven't seen an "all in one, easy to use" fix yet.

I'd love if I could recommend a single client-side app for people to use that did it all. Something like Coda but tailored for beginners?

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ams611010y ago

Frankly, I'm not sure it matters. Give the average user a CMS with a WYSIWYG editor and you soon end up with a hodgepodge of fonts, sizes, eye-jarring colors, general inconsistency, and 2MB images rendered as 48x48 icons.

scott_karanaOP10y ago

Yeah, and the point is, they were able to accomplish something...

I'd be surprised if those same users could even manage to create a single, text-only post in most (pre-setup!) static generators.

Never underestimate agency. A working, ugly solution beats the hell out of a better solution that they can't understand.

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