Finch is billed as a simple and fast site generator.
It can be used as a generic static site generator using Markdown files with frontmatter and Jingoo (very similar to Jinja) templates.
The software can also be used as a tiny version of Gatsby, generate static pages from React components. Finch is also a server side renderer to produce static pages with React components that are hydrated by scripts.
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/roddyyaga/finch
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Developer: Roddy MacSween
License: MIT License
Finch is written in OCaml. Learn OCaml with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| OCaml Static Site Generators | |
|---|---|
| Stog | Static web site compiler supporting blog posts, plugins, and multi-language sites |
| soupault | Static website generator/framework |
| YOCaml | Build systems in OCaml |
| Canopy | Git-blogging unikernel with HTTPS/TLS support |
| Finch | Simple and fast site generator |
| Stone | Another site generator designed to generate simple websites |
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