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What is website?

jyane/website — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2017-06-12

CSSAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

In one sentence

The source code behind sbt's official documentation website, built with two static site generators to publish both landing pages and technical docs.

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    What it does
      Builds sbt docs site
      Combines two generators
      Publishes to GitHub Pages
    Tech stack
      Nanoc
      Pamflet
      Ruby
      Java
    Use cases
      Edit sbt docs
      Add plugin listing
      Preview site locally
    Audience
      Scala tool authors
      Plugin developers
      Doc contributors
    Setup
      Install Ruby
      Install Java 7
      Platform specific steps

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Contribute documentation improvements to the official sbt website.

USE CASE 2

Add a community plugin listing to the sbt docs via a pull request.

USE CASE 3

Preview changes to the sbt landing page or technical docs locally before publishing.

USE CASE 4

Learn how a Scala ecosystem project structures its documentation build pipeline.

What is it built with?

RubyJavaNanocPamfletCSS

How does it compare?

jyane/website0verflowme/alarm-clockagg23/csse333project
LanguageCSSCSSCSS
Last pushed2017-06-122022-10-032018-01-21
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires installing Ruby (for Nanoc) and Java 7, with platform-specific setup steps.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to set up Ruby and Java locally so I can build this sbt website project.
Prompt 2
Explain how Nanoc and Pamflet work together to generate this site's landing pages and docs.
Prompt 3
Help me add my plugin to the community plugins list in this sbt documentation site.
Prompt 4
Walk me through building and previewing this site locally before submitting a pull request.

Frequently asked questions

What is website?

The source code behind sbt's official documentation website, built with two static site generators to publish both landing pages and technical docs.

What language is website written in?

Mainly CSS. The stack also includes Ruby, Java, Nanoc.

Is website actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-06-12).

How hard is website to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is website for?

Mainly developer.

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