The first post: why Jekyll?
Read OriginalThis article details the author's reasons for choosing Jekyll as their static site generator for a new blog. Key factors include GitHub support, the simplicity of Markdown, a desire for plain text archiving, and the ability to use custom HTML, SVG, D3.js, and LaTeX via MathJax. The author also outlines their planned content, which includes data science, academia, and translating older posts.
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