Roots is a fast, simple, and customizable static site compiler.
Roots is a tool for web developers to build static sites very quickly. Roots is also set up to be able to work very smoothly with client-side mv* frameworks like backbone or angular.
This is free and open source software. It is not currently under active development.
Website: roots.netlify.ap
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Jeff Escalante
License: MIT License
Roots is written in CoffeeScript. Learn CoffeeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
The developers of Roots have decided to focus development on Spike, a modern static build tool powered by webpack written in JavaScript.
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