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> I'm jealous of the simplicity of web development described at the beginning of the post.

All the simple old stuff still works. I recently set up a blog [1] that is just:

* Each post is a plain HTML file, served as-is.

* I make new posts by copying a template HTML file which has a small amount of basic structure and includes an external CSS file.

* When I write a new post, I run a script that scans the HTML files and makes an index.

If at some point I want something fancier I can extend it, which I've done over the years for my main blog, but for now it does what I need it to do.

[1] https://data.securebio.org/jefftk-notebook/

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