Vinoo Ganesh

Hello World

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is the first post on a new site. If you’re reading this, the theme is working.

Why this exists

Every few years I rebuild my personal site. This time I wanted something that loads fast, looks clean, and gets out of the way.

The stack

Hugo for static site generation
Ink as the theme
Self-hosted Inter font, no external requests

Code example

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, world!")
}

The best websites are the ones that get out of your way.

What’s next

More writing. More building. Fewer dependencies.

On Speed and Simplicity

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The best websites are the ones that get out of your way. They load instantly, present content clearly, and respect your time.

Speed is not just a technical metric — it’s a form of respect for your readers. Every kilobyte matters.

Measuring what matters

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "Total: %{size_download} bytes\n" https://yoursite.com/

The target: under 100KB for a first page load.

Making Your Site AI-Ready

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The web is changing. AI crawlers now read your site alongside traditional search engines. Is your site ready?

What is llms.txt?

The llms.txt standard gives AI models a structured entry point to your site’s most important content. Think of it as robots.txt for AI.

JSON-LD structured data

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Article",
  "headline": "Making Your Site AI-Ready",
  "datePublished": "2026-02-13"
}

Why it matters

When AI tools answer questions, they pull from indexed web content. Clean structured data means your content gets accurately cited.

Dark Mode Done Right

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Dark mode reduces eye strain, saves battery on OLED screens, and respects user preferences. But implementing it wrong creates a flash of the wrong theme on load.

The flash problem

Most implementations set the theme with JavaScript after the page renders. Brief flash of the wrong theme.

The solution

Run a tiny inline script in the , before any content renders:

(function() {
  var saved = localStorage.getItem('theme');
  if (saved === 'dark' || saved === 'light') {
    document.documentElement.dataset.theme = saved;
  } else if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
    document.documentElement.dataset.theme = 'dark';
  }
})();

No flash. The