Reading: Booting Up the Retro Blog Engine · Category: Dev Log · Published: 2025-10-01
Date: 2025-10-01 Category: Dev Log Reading Time: 1 min Author: Ziad

Booting Up the Retro Blog Engine

Welcome to the reboot. This time I'm keeping the stack intentionally tiny:

  • Raw HTML templates
  • A single build.js script
  • CSS only (no preprocessors)

Principle: Every dependency must pay rent in clarity or capability.

Why Not Use a Static Site Generator?

I could—there are excellent tools. But I want you (and future me) to be able to read every moving part in one sitting. No plugin forests. No hidden cache layer.

What's Next?

A post on:

  1. Pixel-art protection techniques
  2. CRT layering without harming accessibility
  3. Recreating that "feels alive" vibe with just enough animation

Stay tuned.