Static Websites Enable Time Travel Through Version Control History
By
speckx
Front-window bakery material. Catches the eye, delivers the goods.
Summary
The author discusses how static websites built with tools like Eleventy enable effective "time travel" through version control history, allowing them to revisit and serve previous versions of their site without relying on external archives like Wayback Machine. This capability was demonstrated when trying to recover old blog badge designs that weren't captured in web archives.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI don't need any archived screenshots: my website is built with Eleventy and it's static
A static site with version control history enables me to travel into any point in the project's past and serve the site as it was back in the day
My initial answer was "no", then I looked at Wayback Machine but there were not pictures of the badges
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