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I like how this is hosted on GitHub and is largely free to host and decentralised via Git. I recommend just using README.md for your notes as a low tech solutio

I like how this is hosted on GitHub and is largely free to host and decentralised via Git. I recommend just using README.md for your notes as a low tech solution. I also host my "Learning in Public" on GitHub, my blog, my notes my journal as README.md files, my code is all on GitHub . I've been doing it since 2013. I like it being on GitHub because when I'm on a desktop computer, I can clone the git repository and edit locally, when I'm on a nondevelopment machine or Android phone I can edit on the GitHub website through the web editor.

__MatrixMan__ 3y ago
I always sort of liked markdown, but I recently installed marksman, an markdown language server (I'm using it in helix but other editors are supported), and now I love markdown. The ability to navigate between notes via the same "go to references" and "go to definition" hotkeys that I use while coding... It's pretty nice.
simonw 3y ago
Hosting these on GitHub is such a good idea: - GitHub have world class backups - commit something there and it gets replicated to data centers on three continents (I believe) - and a free public repo there won't vanish if you forget to update an expired credit card - Related: GitHub is free. I care about this not because of not wanting to pay now, but because I don't want my content to be at risk if I forget to pay in the future (or can't pay for whatever reason) - GitHub has several great web UIs for editing content, in addition to being able to edit in any other tool that supports the git protocol - GitHub Actions makes it possible to add all sorts of automations on top of your notes, again for free. I use that to deploy my custom https://til.simonwillison.net https://til.simonwillison.net site (mainly to give myself search) - GitHub's own search is pretty good though! - You can also use GitHub Pages if you just want a custom static site version of your notes. - If someone spots a typo in your notes they can submit a PR to fix it!

__MatrixMan__ 3y ago

I always sort of liked markdown, but I recently installed marksman, an markdown language server (I'm using it in helix but other editors are supported), and now I love markdown. The ability to navigate between notes via the same "go to references" and "go to definition" hotkeys that I use while coding... It's pretty nice.

simonw 3y ago

Hosting these on GitHub is such a good idea: - GitHub have world class backups - commit something there and it gets replicated to data centers on three continents (I believe) - and a free public repo there won't vanish if you forget to update an expired credit card - Related: GitHub is free. I care about this not because of not wanting to pay now, but because I don't want my content to be at risk if I forget to pay in the future (or can't pay for whatever reason) - GitHub has several great web UIs for editing content, in addition to being able to edit in any other tool that supports the git protocol - GitHub Actions makes it possible to add all sorts of automations on top of your notes, again for free. I use that to deploy my custom https://til.simonwillison.net https://til.simonwillison.net site (mainly to give myself search) - GitHub's own search is pretty good though! - You can also use GitHub Pages if you just want a custom static site version of your notes. - If someone spots a typo in your notes they can submit a PR to fix it!