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Pros of DocPad
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    Npm
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    Open Source
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    Database-free
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    Plugins. Easy to use
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    Customizable
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    Helpful community
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    Free
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    Flexible
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    Cross-platform
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    GitHub Pages plugin
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    Generated websites are super fast
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    Fast
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    GraphQL
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    Progressive Web Apps generation
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    Easy to connect with lots of CMS via official plugins
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    Reusable components (React)
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    Allows to use markdown files as articles
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    Static-sites
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    All the benefits of a static website + React+GraphQL
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    Images
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    List of starters as base for new project
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    Easy to connect with Drupal via official plugin
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    Open source
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    Gitlab pages integration
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    Incremental Build
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    Lightning fast
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    Single Executable
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    Easy setup
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    Great development community
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    Open source
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    Write in golang
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    Not HTML only - JSON, RSS
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    Hacker mindset
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    LiveReload built in
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    Gitlab pages integration
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    Easy to customize themes
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    Very fast builds
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    Well documented
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    Fast builds
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    Easy to learn

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Cons of DocPad
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    • 7
      No ssr
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      Documentation isn't complete.
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      Very slow builds
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      Flash of unstyled content issues
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      For-profit
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      Slow builds
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      Plugin driven development
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      Difficult maintenance
    • 1
      Problematic between develop and build commands
    • 1
      Too many dependencies
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      Difficult debugging
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      No Plugins/Extensions
    • 2
      Template syntax not friendly
    • 1
      Quick builds

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    What is DocPad?

    Empower your website frontends with layouts, meta-data, pre-processors (markdown, jade, coffeescript, etc.), partials, skeletons, file watching, querying, and an amazing plugin system. DocPad will streamline your web development process allowing you to craft full-featured websites quicker than ever before.

    What is Gatsby?

    Gatsby lets you build blazing fast sites with your data, whatever the source. Liberate your sites from legacy CMSs and fly into the future.

    What is Hugo?

    Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. It is optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. Hugo takes a directory with content and templates and renders them into a full html website. Hugo makes use of markdown files with front matter for meta data.

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