Building a Personal Blog with Hugo, GitHub Pages, and AI

I wanted a writing setup that feels as fast as taking engineering notes: plain text in Git, predictable builds, and zero maintenance once published. Hugo with the PaperMod theme hits that target. Hugo compiles Markdown into static HTML in milliseconds, which means no runtime servers, no database dependencies, and very little operational overhead. PaperMod gives clean defaults, good readability, and practical features like table of contents, social metadata, and code-friendly typography without heavy customization. ...

March 3, 2026 · 2 min · Alan Shum