https://andrewselzer.dev/2026-11-09T00:00:00-05:00> full-stack senior developer2026-11-09T00:00:00-05:002026-11-09T00:00:00-05:00Andrew Selzertag:andrewselzer.dev,2026-11-09:/blog/welcome/

<p>Why I built this site with Pelican, a Python static site generator, and the Boston Python community that helped me pick it.</p>

<p>For several years, I've wanted to create a website to share my thoughts and experiences as a programmer. This year I finally took the leap and created a programming website using <a href="https://getpelican.com/">Pelican</a>, a Python static site generator and hosted on GitHub Pages. I also modified the theme <a href="https://github.com/pelican-themes/papyrus">Papyrus</a> taking inspiration from Cyberpunk 2077.</p> <p>Before I started this project, I asked the <a href="https://about.bostonpython.com/">Boston Python's</a> Slack for recommendations and there were many, such as <a href="https://github.com/myles/awesome-static-generators">this helpful list of static site generators</a>.</p> <p>Thank you to everyone from Boston Python who chimed in on that discussion and special thanks to Ricardo Newbery, who recommended many options including the one I ended up going with, Pelican.</p> <p>I'm planning to using this space to share what I'm working on, things I've learned, and things I find interesting on the way.</p>