Github

Over the holiday break I decided to give GitHub Spark a try.

GitHub Spark is a new feature in GitHub Copilot that helps you build web applications quickly using AI. The Spark platform is based on React with Tailwind CSS. It also provides user authetication (via GitHub account), and user-specific data storage (via Azure).

At the time of this writing it seems like it’s still an early version of the platform, so depending on when you’re reading this, you may need to do your own research.

A couple of years ago I switched this blog from a WordPress site hosted on GoDaddy to a statically generated site. The new setup is faster, more secure, and cheaper to operate. And it was easy to do!

Static vs Dynamic websites

WordPress is a very popular blogging platform. You can use it hosted on WordPress.com, or any number of other web providers that offer it. Because it’s open source, you can also host it yourself easily. In my case, I had a virtual server running in GoDaddy where I maintained the installation myself.