{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190/events","html_url":"https://github.com/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190","id":63004348,"number":190,"title":"Question (not an issue): Why would I use high_voltage and not just create a static_pages controller?","user":{"login":"HatStephens","id":8075096,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8075096?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens","html_url":"https://github.com/HatStephens","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":6,"created_at":"2015-03-19T14:31:07Z","updated_at":"2015-03-19T16:44:11Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I'm sorry for asking this here, but SO doesn't like 'opinionated' questions.\r\n\r\nI've just come across this gem and want to know what benefits there is to using this gem over creating a static_pages_controller? Maybe I've missed something in the README?\r\n\r\nI understand how this works (I think) but would like to the benefits. I'm a newbie looking for 'best practices' and am keen to know the purpose of this route for managing static pages.\r\n\r\nThank you"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/comments/83656429","html_url":"https://github.com/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190#issuecomment-83656429","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/thoughtbot/high_voltage/issues/190","id":83656429,"user":{"login":"HatStephens","id":8075096,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8075096?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens","html_url":"https://github.com/HatStephens","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/HatStephens/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-03-19T16:44:11Z","updated_at":"2015-03-19T16:44:11Z","body":"Thank you @harlow appreciate your help with this. I'll see how I get on using it!"}}