Seconding this -- I use HTML inside hugo all the time. The problem hugo has is that you cannot include _partials_ in your markdown, like you can with Jekyll.
And as parent5446 said, the shortcodes don't give you enough information in some cases.
I also think that people who aren't very technical will have a hard time getting started with the Go templating language, whereas Jekyll is dead obvious (super loose scoping, it looks like any other scripting language, etc.)
And as parent5446 said, the shortcodes don't give you enough information in some cases.
I also think that people who aren't very technical will have a hard time getting started with the Go templating language, whereas Jekyll is dead obvious (super loose scoping, it looks like any other scripting language, etc.)