Overview

Building a static website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll is an essential skill for researchers and software engineers looking to share their work online efficiently. This lesson serves as a comprehensive introduction to the basics of creating, configuring, and updating a website. With a focus on practical examples, it’s tailored for those familiar with variables and the GitHub interface, making it an accessible start for many.

Interestingly, this lesson is currently in a beta state, having been tested at various workshops, which indicates that it’s been validated through real use cases. Although it is not actively maintained, it still holds great potential for users eager to learn the process of website creation using these tools.

Features

• Targeted Audience: Specifically designed for researchers and software engineers, ensuring relevance and applicability to their needs.
• Hands-on Learning: Includes practical exercises that allow users to apply what they have learned in real-time.
• GitHub Integration: Utilizes the GitHub web interface, providing users familiarity with a popular platform for code and project management.
• Static Site Generation: Teaches how to create efficient and fast-loading websites that are simple to host and manage.
• Community Tested: Demonstrated effectiveness through workshop testing, ensuring reliability of the content.
• Beta Status: While this lesson is in beta, it signifies readiness for teaching and practical application, although it may not receive ongoing updates.
• Citations and Contributions: Provides citation information, acknowledging the contributors, which is a great practice in research environments.