A blog about programming, systems, and software engineering. Zola 2026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 https://metacircularity.com/atom.xml 2026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://metacircularity.com/blog/2026/hello-world/ <p>Welcome to my blog! This is the first post.</p> <h2 id="a-java-snippet">A Java snippet</h2> <pre class="giallo z-code"><code data-lang="java"><span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-storage z-modifier">public</span><span class="z-storage z-modifier"> class</span><span class="z-entity z-name z-type"> Hello</span><span class="z-punctuation"> {</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-storage z-modifier"> public</span><span class="z-storage z-modifier"> static</span><span class="z-storage z-type"> void</span><span class="z-entity z-name z-function"> main</span><span class="z-punctuation">(</span><span class="z-storage z-type">String</span><span class="z-punctuation">[</span><span class="z-punctuation">]</span><span class="z-variable z-parameter"> args</span><span class="z-punctuation">)</span><span class="z-punctuation"> {</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-storage z-type"> var</span><span class="z-variable z-other z-definition z-java"> message</span><span class="z-keyword z-operator"> =</span><span class="z-punctuation"> &quot;</span><span class="z-string">Hello, JVM!</span><span class="z-punctuation">&quot;</span><span class="z-punctuation">;</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-variable z-other z-object"> System</span><span class="z-punctuation">.</span><span class="z-variable z-other z-object">out</span><span class="z-punctuation">.</span><span class="z-entity z-name z-function">println</span><span class="z-punctuation">(</span><span>message</span><span class="z-punctuation">)</span><span class="z-punctuation">;</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-punctuation"> }</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-punctuation">}</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="some-bash">Some bash</h2> <pre class="giallo z-code"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-punctuation z-definition z-comment">#!</span><span class="z-comment">/usr/bin/env bash</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-support z-function z-builtin">set</span><span class="z-constant"> -</span><span class="z-constant">euo</span><span class="z-string"> pipefail</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-support z-function z-builtin">echo</span><span class="z-punctuation"> &quot;</span><span class="z-string">Building...</span><span class="z-punctuation">&quot;</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-entity z-name">zola</span><span class="z-string"> build</span></span> <span class="giallo-l"><span class="z-support z-function z-builtin">echo</span><span class="z-punctuation"> &quot;</span><span class="z-string">Done in </span><span class="z-variable z-other">$</span><span class="z-variable z-other">SECONDS</span><span class="z-string"> seconds.</span><span class="z-punctuation">&quot;</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="inline-stuff">Inline stuff</h2> <p>You can write <code>inline code</code>, <strong>bold</strong>, <em>italic</em>, and <del>strikethrough</del>.</p> <p>Link to <a rel="noopener external" target="_blank" href="https://www.getzola.org">Zola</a> or to <a href="https://metacircularity.com/blog/">another page</a>.</p> <h2 id="lists-and-blockquotes">Lists and blockquotes</h2> <ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item <ul> <li>Nested item</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>This is a blockquote. It can span multiple lines and is great for citations or callouts.</p> </blockquote> <h2 id="tables">Tables</h2> <table><thead><tr><th>Feature</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody> <tr><td>Zola</td><td>Working</td></tr> <tr><td>Theme</td><td>abridge</td></tr> <tr><td>Colors</td><td>gruvbox</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2 id="admonitions">Admonitions</h2> <blockquote class="markdown-alert-note"> <p>This is a note — useful for supplementary information.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="markdown-alert-tip"> <p>This is a tip — helpful advice to make things easier.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="markdown-alert-important"> <p>This is important — key information you shouldn't miss.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="markdown-alert-warning"> <p>This is a warning — proceed with caution.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="markdown-alert-caution"> <p>This is a caution — potential negative consequences ahead.</p> </blockquote> <hr /> <p>That's it for now.</p>