pyco:bytes was a pretty involved project, and tons of fun to work on!
Site
The site is made using Svelte and SvelteKit. Code is mostly in JavaScript with a few standalone modules in TypeScript (I love type hinting, tho not static typing). We’re using SCSS for stylesheets, which is an incredible upgrade over plain CSS.
It’s built with Svelte’s SSG prerendering, and then deployed to GitHub Pages, all automated through GitHub Actions. We’ve also got a couple of Python helper scripts automating some tasks during the build process, which has proven to be indispensably convenient.
Issues
Issues are written in Markdown, before being injected into Svelte using the MDSveX plugin. PrismJS is used for syntax highlighting code blocks.
Emails in the email newsletter are created using the Ecosend email builder, which provides rich formatting capabilities. This then exports to raw HTML (with embedded CSS) which can be sent as a deliciously styled email!
Clicky
Oh, you found the clicky, did you? That’s connected to a Napkin cloud function implemented in Python, which handles requests to track and save how many pips have pressed that clicky. Have I mentioned Napkin is awesome, btw?
Assets
All assets were lovingly crafted in PowerPoint 2016 offline~