[imathis]

Thanks for your story. I've heard that from so many people. That Octopress opened doors for them and exposed them to new interests. It's pretty much the best thing I could ask to hear. I love that I was able to be a part of that spark for people. So, thanks for sharing!

For what it's worth, I'm also a huge fan of Middleman. It's a great project and I use it for some things too. For a while, when Jekyll was in a dry spell, I considered building Octopress tools for Middleman as well, but in the end I prefer the simplicity of Jekyll.

Middleman is great, but it's too much like the view layer of Rails. To me, Jekyll feels more like the native web.