When comparing Next vs Assemble, the Slant community recommends Assemble for most people. In the question“What are the best static site generators?” Assemble is ranked 15th while Next is ranked 22nd.
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Pros
Pro Shows how long until next meeting
The watch face displays the upcoming calendar event and how much time is left until it starts.
Pro Optimized for both round and square watches
Pro No dependencies on Ruby, Python... just JavaScript
Pro Built on node.js
Pro Powered by a popular template engine Handlebars
Handlebars is the default template engine for Assemble, but you can add any template any you want.
Pro Highly customizable
Pro Markdown support
Pro Highly extensible
Assemble can be extended with plugins/middleware, helpers and mixins.
Pro Nested layout support
Assemble makes it easy to work with layouts. Layouts are used to "wrap" pages with common page elements, such as a header, footer etc. You can even nest layouts!
Pro Use mainstream build tools Grunt or Gulp
Cons
Con Does not show time
It only displays time until next meeting.
Con Documentation can be hard to navigate
Especially for someone new to Assemble, it can be difficult to find what you're looking for in the documentation.