What is Hugo Software?
Hugo is an open-source static site generator created by Steve Francia in 2013. It is written in Go programming language and developed on GitHub. Hugo utilizes Markdown for content, has built-in sass/scss support for styling, and is known for its speed and flexibility.
Some key features of Hugo include:
- Extremely fast build times as it does not have to run complex runtimes.
- Ability to host sites easily on services like Netlify, AWS S3, GitHub Pages etc.
- Powerful theming and template features allowing full customization.
- Out of box multilingual mode to translate sites into multiple languages.
- Hundreds of open source themes available to quickly get started.
- Vibrant community behind it with new features and fixes added rapidly.
Hugo is a great option for developers looking to create blazing fast static websites including blogs, documentation sites, portfolios etc. Its simple markdown-based approach makes it easy to get started while allowing advanced customizations. With features like live reloads, i18n support, and a helpful community, Hugo takes care of the heavy lifting so you can focus on content.