Welcome to my very first blog post! This text right here is the introduction.
Notice the block of text at the very top of this file between the --- lines? That is called YAML Front Matter. Jekyll reads that section to know what layout to use, what the title is, and when the post was published.
Why Jekyll?
I decided to use Jekyll for a few reasons:
- It generates incredibly fast static sites.
- I can write all my posts in Markdown.
- It’s hosted for free on GitHub Pages.
Writing Code
If you want to share code snippets, Markdown makes it easy. Here is a quick Ruby example:
def print_hi(name)
puts "Hi, #{name}!"
end
print_hi('Jekyll User')