README
Middleman - Makes developing websites simple
Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide.
Why Middleman?
These days, many websites are built with an API in mind. Rather than package the frontend and the backend together, both can be built and deployed independently using the public API to pull data from the backend and display it on the frontend. Static websites are incredibly fast and require very little RAM. A front-end built to stand-alone can be deployed directly to the cloud or a CDN. Many designers and developers simply deliver static HTML/JS/CSS to their clients.
- Uses Sass for DRY stylesheets.
- Bring your own asset pipeline (WebPack, Babel, Sprockets or any other).
- Easy templating with ERb or Haml.
Middleman gives the stand-alone developer access to all these tools and many, many more.
Installation
Middleman is built on Ruby and uses the RubyGems package manager for installation. These are usually pre-installed on Mac OS X and Linux. Windows users can install both using RubyInstaller. For windows RubyInstaller-Devkit is also required.
gem install middleman
Getting Started
Once Middleman is installed, you will have access to the middleman command. First, let's create a new project. From the terminal: