Why We Chose to Write Our CLI in Go

Currently, Cronally does not have a web UI. Instead, we chose to focus on a CLI for a number reasons:

  • Quicker development
  • More stable MVP
  • Easier to use
  • Fits into end-user CI/CD model

We considered a few different languages for development, including Python and Ruby, but ultimately chose Go.

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Hugo Shortcode for Embedded Gists

Hugo is a fantastic static site generator written in Go. One particularly nice feature of Hugo is how simple it is to create custom shortcodes for customizing content generation beyond what’s supported by Markdown.

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