So this is the second time now I've seen someone make the (good!) observation that SSGs are a non-option to nontechies but here's the thing: It *should* be pretty easy to make a web editor that shows a directory listing, lets you drag in PNGs and edit Markdown files in a little box, and then feeds the directory directly into an SSG, and maybe optionally SCPs them to another server after that fact. Someone coulda made this 10 years ago. Just nobody did
https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/113307815934062221
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Jason Lefkowitz (@[email protected])

Like, if your pitch for a system to replace WordPress starts with "first, learn Markdown and Git," I need you to understand that you are living in a completely different galaxy than the median WordPress user

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@mcc @jalefkowit That's more or less how FrontPage and Dreamweaver used to work back in the day. Terrible, but they at least showed that the niche exists and can work.
@xgranade @jalefkowit i only interacted with it briefly but dreamweaver seemed kinda good to me honestly
@mcc @xgranade @jalefkowit I fucking loved dreamweaver. I can code basic HTML/CSS by hand still for a competent simple website, but it made the discovery of that so incredibly powerful. And the template system meant you didn't need a CMS or really even libraries and everything was instant. We fucked up bad.
@SwiftOnSecurity @mcc @xgranade @jalefkowit I don’t think I ever loved Dreamweaver, but holy frog did it ever make the “mess of tables” HTML designs of the late-90s/early-aughts easier! I built some zany things with 10+ nested layers of tables, and it was close to impossible to do without a nice visualization. Kids today don’t know how different life was before CSS and Firebug!