Websites have gotten a lot more complicated over the years. What happened to static HTML? In this episode we\u2019re joined by Harry Wolff, the creator of Reptar, to talk about leveraging build tools to create static generated sites. We talk about the pros and cons of leveraging a static site generator for a website. We also discuss some of the tools available to help you get started.\n\nItems mentioned in the episode:\nReptar, MongoDB, Github, Jekyll, Dropbox, Wordpress, Markdown, Atom, AWS, Express, Restify, FTP, React, Webpack, Medium, Gist, Highlight JS, Prisim, Yarn, npm, Facebook, Rugrats, Ghost, Metalsmith, Segment, Hugo, Go, Hexo, Markdown-it, YAML, Joi, Redux, StaticGen, Gatsby JS, Nunjucks, Browserify, Less, Sass, Babel, ES2015, Async await, Graph QL, Relay, Closure, Handlebars\n\nGuests:\nHarry Wolff - @hswolff\n\nPanelists:\nRyan Burgess - @burgessdryan\nAugustus Yuan - @augburto\nJem Young - @JemYoung\nDerrick Showers - @derrickshowers\nBrian Holt - @holtbt\nStacy London - @stacylondoner\n\nPicks:\nHarry Wolff - Node 7.6\nHarry Wolff - Legion\nHarry Wolff - Calvin Harris - Slide\nHarry Wolff - Reptar\nRyan Burgess - CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap\nRyan Burgess - ZippGo\nAugustus Yuan - Metasmoke\nAugustus Yuan - Open Source Guides\nJem Young - Ultimate Beast Master\nJem Young - Shibesbot\nDerrick Showers - Distiller\nDerrick Showers - Pac-man Multiplayer\nBrian Holt - Home Brewing Beer\nStacy London - Webpackbin\nStacy London - Arthur Russell - Home Away From Home (Andy Stott Refix)