migration 3

This morning, I migrated my Tools in Data Science course page from Docsify to Hugo using Codex. Why? Because Docsify was great for a single term. For multiple terms, archives became complex. I still could have made it work, but it felt like time to move towards a static site generator. I don’t know how Hugo or Go work. I didn’t look at the code. I just gave Codex instructions and it did the rest. This gives me a bit more confidence that educators can start creating their own course sites without needing coding or platforms. Soon, they might not be stuck to LMSs either - they can build their own. ...

In 2009, I migrated from a self-made Perl static site generator to WordPress because it was slow, WordPress was dynamic and rapidly growing in features, and I wanted to write rather than code. (Also, I had plenty of time in 2009 for such things!) Over the years, problems crept in. Hosting costs ($200/year) for a slow server. No local writing - Windows Live Writer was dead. I wasn’t using most WordPress features. So it was time to migrate back to a static site generator. (Also, I now have plenty of time for such things!) ...

Under the staircase of Bandra station lies a two-storeyed apartment. Dupleix layout, single room. East-facing, with elevated entrance. It’s 8:00am. The man on the ladder is a boot polish-walla. He’s picking up his box, getting ready for work, while his colleague watches. Their families is still asleep in the single room. And in the room, along with them, is a rather cramped storage space. I wonder how many live in such conditions. Of course, it’s much better than the slums around Mahim. Still, it looks like a rather difficult life. ...