FAQ. What motivated you to develop $\href{https://kodama-community.github.io/}{\includegraphics[height=0.7em, totalheight=0.7em, width=0.755em, alt=logo]{/assets/kodama.svg} ~ \color{fe7f7e}\text{Kodama}}$? [motive]
$\gdef\latex{\href{https://www.latex-project.org/}{\color{#008080}\LaTeX}}$
$\gdef\katex{\href{https://katex.org/}{\color{#329894} \KaTeX}}$
$\gdef\forester{\href{https://www.forester-notes.org/index/index.xml}{\color{#00B770} \text{Forester}}}$
$\gdef\typst{\href{https://typst.app/}{\color{#239dad} \text{Typst}}}$
$\gdef\kodama{\href{https://kodama-community.github.io/}{\includegraphics[height=0.7em, totalheight=0.7em, width=0.755em, alt=logo]{/assets/kodama.svg} ~ \color{fe7f7e}\text{Kodama}}}$
The original motivation for the $\kodama$ project was to create a static blog engine that truly satisfied my needs, similar to what Hexo, Hugo, Zola and others do.
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Unfortunately, for various reasons, these static site generators (SSGs) all have issues when it comes to mathematical writing, which severely limits expressive power. This frustration persisted until I discovered $\forester$ and $\typst$.
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I believe $\forester$ can meet the complex demands of mathematical writing, but if I wanted to migrate my old blog posts, I’d have to completely rewrite them. Another factor was LaTeX’s slow compilation speed and suboptimal editing experience. So, I decided to replace $\forester$’s $\katex$ + $\latex$ scheme with $\katex$ + $\typst$.
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There’s also a smaller, yet still important, reason: I wanted a fully automatic dark theme that just works out-of-the-box.