The Philosophy: Keep It Simple

When building this blog, I had one main goal: avoid unnecessary complexity and dependencies. Instead of reaching for markdown parsers and complex build processes, I opted for a template-based approach.

The Architecture

The blog system consists of a few key pieces:

• TypeScript interfaces for type safety
• Simple data store with blog post objects
• React components for rendering
• Next.js App Router for routing

Why This Approach Works

By storing blog content as HTML strings in TypeScript objects, I get:

• ✅ Zero build-time complexity
• ✅ Full control over content structure
• ✅ Easy to extend and modify
• ✅ No external dependencies
• ✅ Fast performance

Future Improvements

While this approach is simple, there are some natural evolution paths:

• Move content to a headless CMS
• Add an admin interface for editing
• Implement search functionality
• Add comment system

But for now, simple is perfect. It gets the job done without overengineering.