Hello, world

This is the first note on the rebuilt version of my site. I wanted somewhere to write things down — short notes, longer pieces, whatever — without giving up the plain, quiet feel of the rest of the site.

Everything you see is served as plain HTML and CSS: no frameworks and no JavaScript. The pages are written in Markdown and compiled to static HTML by a small build script, so each writing is its own fast, readable page.

Why keep it this simple

A personal site should feel like a business card, not an app. The whole thing should load instantly and read comfortably on a phone as well as it does on a laptop. Long-form text gets a comfortable line length and generous spacing so it’s easy on the eyes.

The best tool for reading is one that gets out of the way.

I can still drop in raw HTML whenever I need to, like this, because the Markdown compiler passes inline HTML straight through.

What’s next

• Notes on things I’m learning at Imperial.
• Write-ups of small projects and problems.
• The occasional longer essay.

Thanks for stopping by.