Comment on Ask HN: Do you suggest static site generators to your customers?Comments−shakna9yYes. But they don't know it. They just know that their site is faster than their competitors.I've got a smallish piece of JS that gives the client a WYSIWYG editor, which speaks to Firebase.When Firebase gets an update, it triggers a rebuild.Best of both worlds.−lenomad9yThat's very interesting. Is any of this code open-source?−shakna9yThe Firebase part?I'm afraid not, but mostly because it's both simple, and fairly reliant on architecture.Basically the process is:Firebase authentication -> Content editable editor -> Firebase database update -> GitLab CI -> Pandoc & bash to update static site to latest Firebase -> Deploy to website
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Yes. But they don't know it. They just know that their site is faster than their competitors.
I've got a smallish piece of JS that gives the client a WYSIWYG editor, which speaks to Firebase.
When Firebase gets an update, it triggers a rebuild.
Best of both worlds.
That's very interesting. Is any of this code open-source?
The Firebase part?
I'm afraid not, but mostly because it's both simple, and fairly reliant on architecture.
Basically the process is:
Firebase authentication -> Content editable editor -> Firebase database update -> GitLab CI -> Pandoc & bash to update static site to latest Firebase -> Deploy to website