Hey this is a bit weird but I tried to start blogging this year with limited success. Today I decided to revive my really crappy blogging habit after a 6m hiatus. If you’re wondering why I’m...
Hey this is a bit weird but I tried to start blogging this year with limited success. Today I decided to revive my really crappy blogging habit after a 6m hiatus.
If you’re wondering why I’m posting here, I guess my post is about the tech challenges and talks a little about the stack and tools I use for my shitty blog.
For me the blog was as much about engineering as writing.
Hey! I also wrote one of these posts a little while back. It's been a bit since I've had time for a blog post, but I have a couple that I've been meaning to write. Hopefully I'll be able to get...
Hey! I also wrote one of these posts a little while back. It's been a bit since I've had time for a blog post, but I have a couple that I've been meaning to write. Hopefully I'll be able to get one out soon!
Just subscribed via RSS, looking forward to more posts! I found the engineering side of me getting in the way between me and blogging many times. Heck, I've rebuilt my site so many times over the...
Just subscribed via RSS, looking forward to more posts!
I found the engineering side of me getting in the way between me and blogging many times. Heck, I've rebuilt my site so many times over the years!
I (think) I've finally found a system that works really well for me though, it's just barely one step above plain HTML and lets me focus on writing.
I use 11ty, which is amazing in my opinion. You can use any language (HTML, Nunjucks, Markdown, etc) and add front matter to anything (including HTML). This makes defining layouts, meta data and feeds super easy. I wrote a simple bash script to publish (runs a 11ty build and pushes up to xmit). I started using BBEdit to write because the clippings feature lets me automate adding the front matter header to articles.
I also just recently (like...minutes before posting this reply) added what I call a "mumble" page. Basically my own version of tweets, short thoughts that don't deserve an article. Wrote a bash script to easily add and publish a mumble.
I don't use my phone much, so not being able to write from it isn't a issue for me.
But anyways, all that to say, keep up the writing!
Hey love the mumble thing and I read your last blog post too. I also use net news wire ha. A lot resonates, particularly about stack paralysis and why making a mobile app is easier though I’ve...
Hey love the mumble thing and I read your last blog post too. I also use net news wire ha. A lot resonates, particularly about stack paralysis and why making a mobile app is easier though I’ve never really delved into iOS dev. I have done a little front end though.
There’s something a little more tangible and gratifying when doing front end stuff, a button is an actual button whereas in backend, you have to extrapolate and constantly figure out “what is a button, why does it click” which can be a bit exhausting.
The editor is actually pretty nice but I haven’t used it extensively. Mostly inspecting stuff and modifying the odd word. I’ve often searched for a good code editor on iOS but my favourite so far...
The editor is actually pretty nice but I haven’t used it extensively. Mostly inspecting stuff and modifying the odd word.
I’ve often searched for a good code editor on iOS but my favourite so far is Pythonista (but it’s a little opinionated about what you’re developing as the name suggests).
Hey this is a bit weird but I tried to start blogging this year with limited success. Today I decided to revive my really crappy blogging habit after a 6m hiatus.
If you’re wondering why I’m posting here, I guess my post is about the tech challenges and talks a little about the stack and tools I use for my shitty blog.
For me the blog was as much about engineering as writing.
Does anyone here blog ?
Any tips/tricks and stack discussion welcomed.
Cheers,
R
Hey! I also wrote one of these posts a little while back. It's been a bit since I've had time for a blog post, but I have a couple that I've been meaning to write. Hopefully I'll be able to get one out soon!
Just subscribed via RSS, looking forward to more posts!
I found the engineering side of me getting in the way between me and blogging many times. Heck, I've rebuilt my site so many times over the years!
I (think) I've finally found a system that works really well for me though, it's just barely one step above plain HTML and lets me focus on writing.
I use 11ty, which is amazing in my opinion. You can use any language (HTML, Nunjucks, Markdown, etc) and add front matter to anything (including HTML). This makes defining layouts, meta data and feeds super easy. I wrote a simple bash script to publish (runs a 11ty build and pushes up to xmit). I started using BBEdit to write because the clippings feature lets me automate adding the front matter header to articles.
I also just recently (like...minutes before posting this reply) added what I call a "mumble" page. Basically my own version of tweets, short thoughts that don't deserve an article. Wrote a bash script to easily add and publish a mumble.
I don't use my phone much, so not being able to write from it isn't a issue for me.
But anyways, all that to say, keep up the writing!
Hey love the mumble thing and I read your last blog post too. I also use net news wire ha. A lot resonates, particularly about stack paralysis and why making a mobile app is easier though I’ve never really delved into iOS dev. I have done a little front end though.
There’s something a little more tangible and gratifying when doing front end stuff, a button is an actual button whereas in backend, you have to extrapolate and constantly figure out “what is a button, why does it click” which can be a bit exhausting.
It looks like Working Copy is an iOS app for GitHub with a built-in text editor. How do you like the editor?
The editor is actually pretty nice but I haven’t used it extensively. Mostly inspecting stuff and modifying the odd word.
I’ve often searched for a good code editor on iOS but my favourite so far is Pythonista (but it’s a little opinionated about what you’re developing as the name suggests).
Mostly code editing on iOS is a nightmare.