pollen rewrite + add manifesto

Author: robertDurst

.github/workflows/scribble.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build and Deploy Scribble Documentation
+name: Build and Deploy Pollen Site
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -26,13 +26,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: '8.17'
 
-      - name: Build Documentation
+      - name: Install Pollen
+        run: raco pkg install --auto --no-docs pollen
+
+      - name: Build Site
         run: |
           cd docs
-          raco scribble --html main.scrbl
+          raco pollen render
           mkdir -p ../_site
-          cp main.html ../_site/index.html
-          cp *.css *.js *.png *.svg ../_site/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          cp *.html ../_site/
+          cp *.css *.png *.svg ../_site/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          cp ../CNAME ../_site/
 
       - name: Setup Pages
         id: pages

.gitignore

@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
 _site/
 *.html
 
-# Jekyll
-.jekyll-cache/
+# Racket compiled files
+compiled/
+*.zo
+*.dep
 
 # macOS
 .DS_Store
 
 # Logs
 *.log
-
-# Racket compiled files (platform-specific)
-compiled/
-*.zo
-*.dep

Makefile

@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
 .PHONY: build watch serve clean
 
 DOCS_DIR := docs
-MAIN_SCRBL := $(DOCS_DIR)/main.scrbl
 
 build:
-	cd $(DOCS_DIR) && raco make main.scrbl && scribble --html main.scrbl
+	cd $(DOCS_DIR) && raco pollen render
 
 watch:
-	@echo "Watching for changes in $(DOCS_DIR)/*.scrbl..."
-	@fswatch -r -m poll_monitor $(DOCS_DIR) | while read file; do \
-		if echo "$$file" | grep -q '\.scrbl$$'; then \
-			echo "Detected change in $$file, rebuilding..."; \
-			make build; \
-		fi; \
-	done
+	@echo "Starting Pollen dev server at http://localhost:8080..."
+	cd $(DOCS_DIR) && raco pollen start
 
-serve:
-	@echo "Serving docs at http://localhost:8000/main.html"
-	cd $(DOCS_DIR) && python3 -m http.server 8000
+serve: watch
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(DOCS_DIR)/*.html $(DOCS_DIR)/*.js $(DOCS_DIR)/*.css
+	cd $(DOCS_DIR) && raco pollen reset

docs/about.scrbl

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#lang pollen
+
+◊h2{About}
+
+◊cyan{We are an independent research lab focused on exploring interesting ideas in the interaction between system reliability and programming languages.}
+
+We ❤️ building with ◊link["https://gleam.run/"]{Gleam} and are finding ways to give back through sponsorships and contributions.
+
+◊h2{Projects}
+
+◊cyan{Active research projects:}
+
+◊ul{
+◊li{◊link["https://caffeine-lang.run/"]{Caffeine}: a programming language for generating reliability artifacts from service expectation definitions.◊br{}◊em{Status: Active Development}}
+}
+
+◊h2{Speaking}
+
+◊cyan{Upcoming talks and presentations:}
+
+◊ul{
+◊li{◊link["https://www-old.cs.utah.edu/plt/"]{University of Utah PLT Department Lecture}◊br{}◊pink{Title:} ◊em{10,000 Lines Later: When a Tool Became a Compiler}◊br{}February 12, 2026 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 🇺🇸}
+
+◊li{◊link["https://gleamgathering.com/"]{Gleam Gathering '26}◊br{}◊pink{Title:} ◊em{10,000 Lines Later: When a Tool Became a Compiler (and I Became a Gleamlin)}◊br{}February 21, 2026 | Bristol, UK 🇬🇧}
+}
+
+◊h2{Contact}
+
+◊cyan{For inquiries, collaborations, or questions, please ◊link["mailto:rob@brickellresearch.org"]{email us}.}

docs/common.scrbl

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#lang pollen
+
+index.html
+manifesto.html