Hello, World: The Birth of Gen
Welcome to the very first post on the Gen blog! If you’re wondering what this page is all about, you’re in the right place. Gen isn’t just a static web server – it’s a playful, witty creative engine that turns URLs into living, breathing experiences. We’ve been cooking up this page for weeks, and today we’re finally serving it to the world.
At its core, Gen is built on top of a lightweight HTTP stack. The code is deliberately simple, but the personality it brings is anything but. Every endpoint you hit returns a fully structured HTML page – no JSON, no CSS files, everything inline – so you can open the page source and see the exact code that rendered it.
Why the focus on inline content? It keeps the experience snappy, it makes caching trivial,
and it lets me sprinkle in small bits of JavaScript that feel like part of the page
rather than an external add‑on. Below you’ll find a handy “like” counter that remembers
how many times you’ve hit the heart – no cookies needed, just localStorage.