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Is Github becoming a popular place for blogging simply because my coworkers will think I'm doing a code review and not reading about Neapolitan Pizza? If so, t

Is Github becoming a popular place for blogging simply because my coworkers will think I'm doing a code review and not reading about Neapolitan Pizza? If so, thank you for your service. It's working.

quickthrower2 8y ago
It almost is, but the super large picture of the guy holding a pizza base might give up the game. On a serious note, Github could be a good place for blogging because you can get CI to check your code examples, and even to lint your spelling, as well as get readers to supply PR's to fix any errors they see.
- jgtrosh 8y ago
  I always dream of being able to discreetly inform people of minor mistakes in their posts/comments in a way that would make it dead easy for them to accept the change. PRs sound very appealing!!
  - monksy 8y ago
    I think we need a new infrastructure for this on the internet. At least some place to say where content is stored, and where to do pull requests against. EDIT: GIT+Blockchain+Blogs for the future (patent pending)
  - ivan_ah 8y ago
    I was actually working on something similar for my blog. I want to abstract away github though (average visitor might not have a github account), but whatever suggestion / fix the web visitor makes gets saved and turned into a PR so that the author can easily merge. Not sure what to call it. Crowd-typos? Crowdfix?
- bovermyer 8y ago
  I'm using it for manuscripts for tabletop RPG books. I have yet to get any comments, but I suspect that's because most people don't know it's there.
- tgtweak 8y ago
  Not if you open it in markown (you get bonus points for rendering it in your mind like a less sexy version of the matrix)
hendricius 8y ago
I use it so that I can keep track of my own iterations. It's an excellent way to visualise the way for a given recipe. A person usually never makes the perfect recipe right away.
johnwyles 8y ago
There are a few options for disguising reddit out there: - As Outlook: https://pcottle.github.io/MSOutlookit/ https://pcottle.github.io/MSOutlookit/ - As Word: http://pcottle.github.io/MSWorddit/ http://pcottle.github.io/MSWorddit/ - As Code: http://codereddit.com/ http://codereddit.com/
- Kikawala 8y ago
  As a shell emulator: https://redditshell.com/ https://redditshell.com/
rconti 8y ago
As a non-dev, this trend makes everything feel overcomplicated, self-aggrandizing, and less approachable.
- jciochon 8y ago
  Can I ask why exactly? I happen to be a dev (non-web), but honestly most big blog sites are a pretty bad experience. Full of ads, giant media banners, and irrelevant "related-articles" sections. Sure, Github's repo interface probably isn't optimal, but it's not much worse than a minimal personal blog/template. And if you're not concerned with the dev pieces you've at least got the actual no-frills content right there in front of you.

Is Github becoming a popular place for blogging simply because my coworkers will think I'm doing a code review and not reading about Neapolitan Pizza? If so, thank you for your service. It's working.

quickthrower2 8y ago

It almost is, but the super large picture of the guy holding a pizza base might give up the game. On a serious note, Github could be a good place for blogging because you can get CI to check your code examples, and even to lint your spelling, as well as get readers to supply PR's to fix any errors they see.

jgtrosh 8y ago
I always dream of being able to discreetly inform people of minor mistakes in their posts/comments in a way that would make it dead easy for them to accept the change. PRs sound very appealing!!
- monksy 8y ago
  I think we need a new infrastructure for this on the internet. At least some place to say where content is stored, and where to do pull requests against. EDIT: GIT+Blockchain+Blogs for the future (patent pending)
- ivan_ah 8y ago
  I was actually working on something similar for my blog. I want to abstract away github though (average visitor might not have a github account), but whatever suggestion / fix the web visitor makes gets saved and turned into a PR so that the author can easily merge. Not sure what to call it. Crowd-typos? Crowdfix?
bovermyer 8y ago
I'm using it for manuscripts for tabletop RPG books. I have yet to get any comments, but I suspect that's because most people don't know it's there.
tgtweak 8y ago
Not if you open it in markown (you get bonus points for rendering it in your mind like a less sexy version of the matrix)

hendricius 8y ago

I use it so that I can keep track of my own iterations. It's an excellent way to visualise the way for a given recipe. A person usually never makes the perfect recipe right away.

johnwyles 8y ago

There are a few options for disguising reddit out there: - As Outlook: https://pcottle.github.io/MSOutlookit/ https://pcottle.github.io/MSOutlookit/ - As Word: http://pcottle.github.io/MSWorddit/ http://pcottle.github.io/MSWorddit/ - As Code: http://codereddit.com/ http://codereddit.com/

Kikawala 8y ago
As a shell emulator: https://redditshell.com/ https://redditshell.com/

rconti 8y ago

As a non-dev, this trend makes everything feel overcomplicated, self-aggrandizing, and less approachable.

jciochon 8y ago
Can I ask why exactly? I happen to be a dev (non-web), but honestly most big blog sites are a pretty bad experience. Full of ads, giant media banners, and irrelevant "related-articles" sections. Sure, Github's repo interface probably isn't optimal, but it's not much worse than a minimal personal blog/template. And if you're not concerned with the dev pieces you've at least got the actual no-frills content right there in front of you.