milen.me v2: Simpler, Faster
Why?
A lot has changed since I’ve last updated my website. The current design dates back to July 2012, more than 10yrs ago. Not only has technology moved on since then, what I value and how I approach engineering has changed as well.
While Jekyll has served me well, it was time to move to a more robust and actively maintained ecosystem that will hopefully last for another 10yrs.
Simplicity
An overarching theme in my life for the past decade has been the pursuit of simplicity over complexity, especially when it comes to software. I optimised the new design for maximum signal to noise:
- Simpler Design:
header images,custom web fonts. Unimportant Content: e.g., not reflective of my values or personality.Google Analytics: not needed, nor do I support the data collection.JavaScript: removed bigfoot.js and its jQuery dependency.
Most pages are now between 5-15KiB (excluding images) and they load instantly.
History
For archival purposes, I saved screenshots of the old design: About, Writings, Software, Resume.
