This post introduces the technologies I am using to build this site, explains why I decided to use Hugo on AWS Amplify, and contains everything you need to know to create a website for yourself! Hugo What is Hugo? Hugo is an extremely fast, flexible, and fun open-source static site generator. It offers an ecosystem of themes and simple yet robust templating using Go. Jeff Delaney, the creator of fireship.io (a site powered by Hugo), posted an insightful two-minute video on what Hugo is and how to get started....