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Manual 'Till It Hurts


Try writing your HTML in HTML, your CSS in CSS, and your JavaScript in JavaScript.

If you’re thinking that your next project couldn’t possibly be made without a build step, let me tell you about a phrase I first heard in the indie web community: “Manual ‘till it hurts”. Exploring the path from a collection of personal essays written in HTML to a fully automated site generator is my favorite pastime in the last few years. I’ve seen a few pieces about simplifying web development and fortunately Jeremy Keith put my exact same thoughts about “Manual ‘til it hurts” out there.

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