Not knowing Middleman, I initially read the title (currently "Three Middleman Hacks We’re Using On This Site") as "Three Man-in-the-Middle hacks We're Using on This Site.<p>Risky click!
Middleman is actually a really great piece of software. I've used it on multiple projects, and it's really great for what it does.<p>When all you have to do is hand a set of static files off to the client, Middleman allows you to use your favorite technologies like Sass, and comes combined with LiveReload (which is a nice time-saver).<p>It's also very Sinatra-esque, which I greatly approve of.
This is a great post. 2014 is the year of static sites (and generators)! Lots of great resources popping up.<p>staticsitegenerators.net
staticapps.org
staticshowdown.com<p>Full disclosure, I work on Harp and I'm judging Static Showdown.