Tiny websites are indeed great. They load fast, and minimize the steps involved in publishing content. I think my sentiment however, practically (i.e: in a business, startup, big company) conflicts with two things/requirements:
1. People who usually write content are not developers
2. People tend to trust sites that are minimal like the one OP posted.
Content writers traditionally come from background where they are trained and use tools like wordpress. We are now asking them to write HTML. I believe Jekyll here is a good compromise. We can generate static sites using Jekyll while still allowing simpler tools pre-publishing.
Regarding my point #2. Not a week ago, there was a thread to discuss how cool Stripe's animations are. There were multiple conversations in said thread that attest to this fact. Many people look for a sense of branding on product or service based businesses and relate those to their legitimacy.
I think my sentiment for small/simpler sites is a pretty common one on HN, but I think it all boils down to who your users are and what they prefer.
1. People who usually write content are not developers 2. People tend to trust sites that are minimal like the one OP posted.
Content writers traditionally come from background where they are trained and use tools like wordpress. We are now asking them to write HTML. I believe Jekyll here is a good compromise. We can generate static sites using Jekyll while still allowing simpler tools pre-publishing.
Regarding my point #2. Not a week ago, there was a thread to discuss how cool Stripe's animations are. There were multiple conversations in said thread that attest to this fact. Many people look for a sense of branding on product or service based businesses and relate those to their legitimacy.
I think my sentiment for small/simpler sites is a pretty common one on HN, but I think it all boils down to who your users are and what they prefer.