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Answered a similar question about that above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057745 tl; dr - The site is
by mtlynch 8y ago
Answered a similar question about that above:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057745
tl; dr - The site is more complex than it might seem, and I highly value having someone that can give me the look and functionality I want without having to spend a lot of time managing them or doing it myself.
- cableshaft 8y agoThat's fair. I can understand that if those were your requirements that it would take a decent amount of extra time to put in place, and you can find it valuable to pay someone else to do it. Personally I probably would have tried to get my blog in place before quitting my day job and worked on it in the evenings, although I definitely understand how hard it can be to find the time and energy sometimes (I've let mine sit dormant for a couple of years now, I need to redo it) and how it might not get done if you had to do it yourself. Best of luck to you in your venture. I'm still hoping I can get to that point eventually, with a slightly different path. By the way, thanks for sharing the source code. I've been curious about Jekyll but haven't really invested the time into seeing how it's set up. It's nice to see an example of what it would be like in action.
- mtlynch 8y agoOne thing to keep in mind is that I've had the blog for about three years; I didn't add all the bells and whistles right out of the gate. The validation checks and build features have grown over time as I've discovered errors or pain points from doing things manually (e.g. breaking the site on mobile, breaking links without realizing it).