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Ask HN: Who has the best personal website/blog?

114 points by pauljarvis 7y ago

This thread on Twitter took off (https://twitter.com/pjrvs/status/1176945769598705664), so I'm curious to ask the same question on HN.

nickfromseattle 7y ago
My favorite blogs generally post super actionable marketing tactics that you can begin implementing as you read. Also enjoy reading industry insights, observations and trends from folks with high levels of experience. https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ (specifically Ben Horowitz's posts - he starts off each with a rap lyric) https://sparktoro.com/blog https://sparktoro.com/blog https://andrewchen.co/ https://andrewchen.co/ https://doubleyourfreelancing.com https://doubleyourfreelancing.com https://rankz.io/blog https://rankz.io/blog https://contentdistribution.com/guides https://contentdistribution.com/guides (mine)
soulchild37 7y ago
I don't know which aspect for the "best" you mean, if you meant best on monetary gain by reading their articles, definitely https://kalzumeus.com https://kalzumeus.com (HN user patio11)
- pauljarvis 7y ago
  "best" is however you define the term :)
- zer0sand0nes 7y ago
  he encourages people to write to him -- has anyone? I wanna write to him about a Startup idea I have, to see if i can ask him some questions and see what he says about the potential of it. That be ok right?
  - 1123581321 7y ago
    I wrote him an email once and his reply was gracious and very helpful.
ArtWomb 7y ago
I've been digging on a lot of Observable notebooks lately. Having code and visualization and description so neatly presented together makes for a powerful presentation. I'll just link to Bostock's, but there are many other informative and enlightening ones. This will only get better ;) https://observablehq.com/@mbostock https://observablehq.com/@mbostock
kiraken 7y ago
I think mine is pretty good www.aladinbs.com
- julienreszka 7y ago
  Why the dark theme tho? It's very hard on the eyes
- shakna 7y ago
  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/modernizr/2.8.2/modernizr.js"></script> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> Ignoring the two kinds of jquery, you're loading JavaScript to your non-TLS website without TLS? And loading your analytics (quantcast) with inline scripts on a non-TLS page? That's kinda asking for a MITM attack, isn't it?
- quickthrower2 7y ago
  Shameless plug eh!
lerie 7y ago
i think simply googling for blogs and the topic you want will be enough.
didgeoridoo 7y ago
Bret Victor’s is a great one: http://www.worrydream.com http://www.worrydream.com
- xcircle 7y ago
  Without Reading anything ... This Site is a bloat for my smartphone
LiamPa 7y ago
https://brandur.org/articles https://brandur.org/articles Great articles and I personally love the diagrams.
alexmingoia 7y ago
Seths.blog because he has written daily for 20 years, and aaronparecki.com because his blog is a manifestation of IndieWeb ideas (open decentralized comments, likes, mentions, etc.)
nickmose 7y ago
https://coderscat.com https://coderscat.com is a great one. And if you are a beginner for learn to code: https://learntocodewith.me/blog/ https://learntocodewith.me/blog/
leonidasv 7y ago
I like Scott Alexander's Slate Star Codex (yep, it's an anagram of his name). He talks mostly about science, religion and social issues, often with a pleasant reading and a comment section filled with good discussions. https://slatestarcodex.com/about/ https://slatestarcodex.com/about/
- yesenadam 7y ago
  Uh.. but one has an n and one s, and the other has no n and two ss.
  - emikulic 7y ago
    He balances it out by putting an N in the logo. (serious answer)
lazyjones 7y ago
https://philip.greenspun.com https://philip.greenspun.com
emit_time 7y ago
https://www.gwern.net/ https://www.gwern.net/ Beautifully designed, highly readable, black and white. Take a look :)
jamieweb 7y ago
NODE's is pretty nice: n-o-d-e.net
yesenadam 7y ago
Dunno about 'best', but my favourite is Julia Evans - love her style, love her content. https://jvns.ca/ https://jvns.ca/
- kuub 7y ago
  Her zines are awesome - she's good to follow on twitter too: https://twitter.com/b0rk https://twitter.com/b0rk
LifeIsBio 7y ago
I find myself on Chris' site all the time https://chrisalbon.com/ https://chrisalbon.com/
0xdeadb00f 7y ago
I don't know about "best". But here's some I always check in on: Jessie Frazelle: https://blog.jessfraz.com/ https://blog.jessfraz.com/ Joshua Stein: https://jcs.org/ https://jcs.org/ Jim Fisher: https://jameshfisher.com/ https://jameshfisher.com/ (I just noticed they all have first names starting with 'J', weird coincidence, right?).
mpurham 7y ago
I tend to read blogs that cover PHP, C++, Linux and some iOS development here and there, etc. Here are some of my favs: - http://brendangregg.com http://brendangregg.com - https://marcell.me https://marcell.me - https://www.raywenderlich.com https://www.raywenderlich.com - https://blog.codinghorror.com/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/
megacolorboy 7y ago
Try https://megacolorboy.com https://megacolorboy.com
mraza007 7y ago
muhammadraza.me I like the search functionality
stockkid 7y ago
I think Dan Luu's website is kind of cool [0] because visually there's no frills, just content. - [0] http://danluu.com/ http://danluu.com/
ksjfdskjs 7y ago
If you're into the .Net stack and Azure, checkout - https://www.simongilbert.net/ https://www.simongilbert.net/
neiljose 7y ago
Hey, Since you asked who has the best blog, its difficult to pick just one. So let me share a list of a few personal bloggers who I think are the best. 1. Yaro Starak 2. Darren Rowse 3.Abby Lawson 4. Trevor and Jennifer Debth 5. Paul Scrivens 6. Steve and Jennifer Chou 7. Rosemarie Groner 8.Lindsay and Bjork 9.Jon Morrow 10. Alborz Fallah SEO is the backbone of blog optimization. Reaching the right audience is what matters the most along with the good content. If you are wondering how to get there, do read 'SEO For Growth'. Get your copy from http://neiltheblogger.club http://neiltheblogger.club
mistermatt 7y ago
I must mention Amos Wenger https://amos.me https://amos.me who strated writing recently but have a really nice prose and great touch of pedagogy which make post really enjoyable and personally I learn things very well in his posts !
caspervonb 7y ago
https://medium.com/commitlog https://medium.com/commitlog duh ;)
stewartjarod 7y ago
Surprised I didn't see this already listed... But Bill Gates https://www.gatesnotes.com/ https://www.gatesnotes.com/ has a pretty great personal site

114 points by pauljarvis 7y ago

This thread on Twitter took off (https://twitter.com/pjrvs/status/1176945769598705664), so I'm curious to ask the same question on HN.

nickfromseattle 7y ago

My favorite blogs generally post super actionable marketing tactics that you can begin implementing as you read. Also enjoy reading industry insights, observations and trends from folks with high levels of experience. https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ (specifically Ben Horowitz's posts - he starts off each with a rap lyric) https://sparktoro.com/blog https://sparktoro.com/blog https://andrewchen.co/ https://andrewchen.co/ https://doubleyourfreelancing.com https://doubleyourfreelancing.com https://rankz.io/blog https://rankz.io/blog https://contentdistribution.com/guides https://contentdistribution.com/guides (mine)

soulchild37 7y ago

I don't know which aspect for the "best" you mean, if you meant best on monetary gain by reading their articles, definitely https://kalzumeus.com https://kalzumeus.com (HN user patio11)

pauljarvis 7y ago
"best" is however you define the term :)
zer0sand0nes 7y ago
he encourages people to write to him -- has anyone? I wanna write to him about a Startup idea I have, to see if i can ask him some questions and see what he says about the potential of it. That be ok right?
- 1123581321 7y ago
  I wrote him an email once and his reply was gracious and very helpful.

ArtWomb 7y ago

I've been digging on a lot of Observable notebooks lately. Having code and visualization and description so neatly presented together makes for a powerful presentation. I'll just link to Bostock's, but there are many other informative and enlightening ones. This will only get better ;) https://observablehq.com/@mbostock https://observablehq.com/@mbostock

kiraken 7y ago

I think mine is pretty good www.aladinbs.com

julienreszka 7y ago
Why the dark theme tho? It's very hard on the eyes
shakna 7y ago
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/modernizr/2.8.2/modernizr.js"></script> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> Ignoring the two kinds of jquery, you're loading JavaScript to your non-TLS website without TLS? And loading your analytics (quantcast) with inline scripts on a non-TLS page? That's kinda asking for a MITM attack, isn't it?
quickthrower2 7y ago
Shameless plug eh!

lerie 7y ago

i think simply googling for blogs and the topic you want will be enough.

didgeoridoo 7y ago

Bret Victor’s is a great one: http://www.worrydream.com http://www.worrydream.com

xcircle 7y ago
Without Reading anything ... This Site is a bloat for my smartphone

LiamPa 7y ago

https://brandur.org/articles https://brandur.org/articles Great articles and I personally love the diagrams.

alexmingoia 7y ago

Seths.blog because he has written daily for 20 years, and aaronparecki.com because his blog is a manifestation of IndieWeb ideas (open decentralized comments, likes, mentions, etc.)

nickmose 7y ago

https://coderscat.com https://coderscat.com is a great one. And if you are a beginner for learn to code: https://learntocodewith.me/blog/ https://learntocodewith.me/blog/

leonidasv 7y ago

I like Scott Alexander's Slate Star Codex (yep, it's an anagram of his name). He talks mostly about science, religion and social issues, often with a pleasant reading and a comment section filled with good discussions. https://slatestarcodex.com/about/ https://slatestarcodex.com/about/

yesenadam 7y ago
Uh.. but one has an n and one s, and the other has no n and two ss.
- emikulic 7y ago
  He balances it out by putting an N in the logo. (serious answer)

lazyjones 7y ago

https://philip.greenspun.com https://philip.greenspun.com

emit_time 7y ago

https://www.gwern.net/ https://www.gwern.net/ Beautifully designed, highly readable, black and white. Take a look :)

jamieweb 7y ago

NODE's is pretty nice: n-o-d-e.net

yesenadam 7y ago

Dunno about 'best', but my favourite is Julia Evans - love her style, love her content. https://jvns.ca/ https://jvns.ca/

kuub 7y ago
Her zines are awesome - she's good to follow on twitter too: https://twitter.com/b0rk https://twitter.com/b0rk

LifeIsBio 7y ago

I find myself on Chris' site all the time https://chrisalbon.com/ https://chrisalbon.com/

0xdeadb00f 7y ago

I don't know about "best". But here's some I always check in on: Jessie Frazelle: https://blog.jessfraz.com/ https://blog.jessfraz.com/ Joshua Stein: https://jcs.org/ https://jcs.org/ Jim Fisher: https://jameshfisher.com/ https://jameshfisher.com/ (I just noticed they all have first names starting with 'J', weird coincidence, right?).

mpurham 7y ago

I tend to read blogs that cover PHP, C++, Linux and some iOS development here and there, etc. Here are some of my favs: - http://brendangregg.com http://brendangregg.com - https://marcell.me https://marcell.me - https://www.raywenderlich.com https://www.raywenderlich.com - https://blog.codinghorror.com/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/

megacolorboy 7y ago

Try https://megacolorboy.com https://megacolorboy.com

mraza007 7y ago

muhammadraza.me I like the search functionality

stockkid 7y ago

I think Dan Luu's website is kind of cool [0] because visually there's no frills, just content. - [0] http://danluu.com/ http://danluu.com/

ksjfdskjs 7y ago

If you're into the .Net stack and Azure, checkout - https://www.simongilbert.net/ https://www.simongilbert.net/

neiljose 7y ago

Hey, Since you asked who has the best blog, its difficult to pick just one. So let me share a list of a few personal bloggers who I think are the best. 1. Yaro Starak 2. Darren Rowse 3.Abby Lawson 4. Trevor and Jennifer Debth 5. Paul Scrivens 6. Steve and Jennifer Chou 7. Rosemarie Groner 8.Lindsay and Bjork 9.Jon Morrow 10. Alborz Fallah SEO is the backbone of blog optimization. Reaching the right audience is what matters the most along with the good content. If you are wondering how to get there, do read 'SEO For Growth'. Get your copy from http://neiltheblogger.club http://neiltheblogger.club

mistermatt 7y ago

I must mention Amos Wenger https://amos.me https://amos.me who strated writing recently but have a really nice prose and great touch of pedagogy which make post really enjoyable and personally I learn things very well in his posts !

caspervonb 7y ago

https://medium.com/commitlog https://medium.com/commitlog duh ;)

stewartjarod 7y ago

Surprised I didn't see this already listed... But Bill Gates https://www.gatesnotes.com/ https://www.gatesnotes.com/ has a pretty great personal site