MintyFlaskThemes in progress
An honest assessment of where MintyFlaskThemes stands now, what remains uncertain, and why resisting feature creep matters more than rapid expansion.
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Enhancing the eg command with custom substitutions
Turning eg into a cheat sheet documentation system that's both highly functional and visually refined
MintyFlaskSSG reaches relative stability
A straightforward look at where MintyFlaskSSG stands after splitting from MintyFlaskThemes—what's working, what needs attention, and where the project goes next.
Why MintyFlaskThemes uses pure Jinja2
Why MintyFlaskThemes uses pure Jinja2 for template resolution instead of theme management libraries, and what that choice reveals about architectural priorities.
MintyFlaskSSG in practice: templates and photos
A closer look at MintyFlaskSSG's three-layer template architecture and build-time photo processing—two features that demonstrate the project's design philosophy in action.
MintyFlaskThemes and the separation of presentation concerns
Why I split presentation concerns into MintyFlaskThemes, and what it means to build a template system that works beyond static site generation.
Building MintyFlaskSSG: a semantic approach to static site generation
Exploring the design philosophy behind MintyFlaskSSG—a Flask-based static site generator built on semantic HTML principles, YAML-driven content, and composable template architecture.
Why your messaging apps don't talk to each other (and what we'd gain if they did)
Examining how federated communication protocols could eliminate messaging silos and what users would gain or lose from universal interoperability, using email's successful federation as a blueprint.
Platformisation and monopoly: the dark side of network effects in the digital economy
This article examines how network effects in digital platforms have evolved from drivers of innovation to potential threats to economic opportunity and democratic values.
Working with data structures in Jinja
An in-depth exploration of data structure handling in Jinja templates, featuring practical implementations for Flask and Pelican applications.
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