Andy Damevin
Full-stack developer and long-time Quarkus contributor who built Roq, a static site generator leveraging Quarkus; experienced in Java, developer tools, and web tooling like the Web Bundler extension.
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May 4, 2026 • 21min
Roq: Leveraging Quarkus to Build Static Sites at the Speed of Go
Andy Damevin, a full-stack developer and long-time Quarkus contributor who built Roq, a Quarkus-powered static site generator. He explains why Java and Quarkus were chosen and how Roq leverages Quarkus internals for fast builds. Discussion covers architecture differences between build and runtime, migrating content into Roq, templating and bundling, dev UX, and plans for writer-friendly tooling and AI features.
