Command Patterns & Static Site Generators

First off, a snippet from the language processor in StupidRPG. This section handles the command patterns the game can (attempt to) interpret.
Examples are included for my own benefit; it became difficult to keep track of how exactly each pattern might present itself within the game.

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// Pattern list
// Cannot start with a modifier
// In order of priority (highest to lowest):
patterns = [
  'VERB',                             // inventory
  'VERB NOUN',                        // eat baby
  'VERB MODIFIER',                    // saunter west
  'VERB MODIFIER NOUN',               // get in closet
  'VERB NOUN MODIFIER NOUN',          // attack goblin with hammer
  'VERB MODIFIER MODIFIER NOUN',      // look north through telescope
  'VERB MODIFIER NOUN MODIFIER NOUN', // look at bob through telescope
  // Overflow patterns
  'VERB MODIFIER NOUN MODIFIER TEXT', // talk to goblin about greatest fears
  'VERB MODIFIER MODIFIER TEXT',      // look north through telescope saucily
  'VERB NOUN MODIFIER TEXT',          // ask bob about back pain
  'VERB MODIFIER TEXT'                // talk about floops
];

Static Site Generators

In a nutshell, they seem a bit clunky. I’m currently trying out Middleman, which proved more straightforward to get set up than Jekyll.
In both cases, there is an unwelcome surplus of dependency-related issues, requiring specific (old) versions of Ruby and Python.
For hot new tech, these static site generators sure don’t play nice with other hot new tech.