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Ask HN: Best platform for a technical blog?

HN, I am looking to start a technical blog and wanted to get some recommendations for what the best platform is for a technical blog. I notice that Wordpress, Tumblr, and posterous seem to be some of the more common ones. Any suggestions or insights?

aymeric 14y ago
FunnelWeb http://www.funnelweblog.com/ http://www.funnelweblog.com/ especially if you are a .net developer.
jonah 14y ago
Github?
cheald 14y ago
Anything that lets you write. Pick a toolset you like and run with it.
omgmog 14y ago
Github pages + some form of Jekyll Jekyll Bootstrap is easy to setup - http://jekyllbootstrap.com/ http://jekyllbootstrap.com/ You can use a custom domain with Github pages too, I'm using Jekyll for my blog - http://blog.omgmog.net http://blog.omgmog.net
- hallOfFameCity 14y ago
  I really like the look of jekyll bootstrap. I think I'll be looking into it. Your blog looks great!
mmccomb 14y ago
I've just moved my personal blog from a hosted Wordpress solution to a self-managed virtual server running Octopress. It's not for everyone but it's lightweight, static (fast) and allows markdown editing which I love.
apsurd 14y ago
I'm making http://ruhoh.com http://ruhoh.com (static blogging engine) with a priority on technical blogging. It's still beta so not feature complete, but I push weekly =)
- hallOfFameCity 14y ago
  This is also very interesting! I'm intrigued by everyone's personal projects! :)
mixonic 14y ago
I built Spinto, which is pretty good for technical blogging: http://www.spintoapp.com http://www.spintoapp.com Git + Jekyll + pre-processors like Scss & CoffeeScript. Pygments-based syntax highlighting, and a web interface for writing content without Git if you don't want to. It's in beta now, and it's getting better all the time. WYSIWYG blogging and asset management are big next-step features before exiting beta. Anyway, I'm bootstrapping it, and I'd love to hear your feedback! Give it a try. matt@spintoapp.com
- hallOfFameCity 14y ago
  That's a very cool project. I'm definitely going to look at it and I'll make sure to give you some feedback if I end up going with it.
- hallOfFameCity 14y ago
  And this is very off topic, but I've noticed something on your landing page that I really envy -- the background pattern. The gray, hatched background at the bottom of the page is awesome. And it's very similar to the background at venturebeat.com. Where did you find that or how did you design that?
  - mixonic 14y ago
    I'm pretty sure that pattern is a stock Photoshop one. But yes, it gives things some depth.
NameNickHN 14y ago
What exactly are your requirements? "Technical blog" seems a bit vague.

aymeric 14y ago

FunnelWeb http://www.funnelweblog.com/ http://www.funnelweblog.com/ especially if you are a .net developer.

jonah 14y ago

Github?

cheald 14y ago

Anything that lets you write. Pick a toolset you like and run with it.

omgmog 14y ago

Github pages + some form of Jekyll Jekyll Bootstrap is easy to setup - http://jekyllbootstrap.com/ http://jekyllbootstrap.com/ You can use a custom domain with Github pages too, I'm using Jekyll for my blog - http://blog.omgmog.net http://blog.omgmog.net

hallOfFameCity 14y ago
I really like the look of jekyll bootstrap. I think I'll be looking into it. Your blog looks great!

mmccomb 14y ago

I've just moved my personal blog from a hosted Wordpress solution to a self-managed virtual server running Octopress. It's not for everyone but it's lightweight, static (fast) and allows markdown editing which I love.

apsurd 14y ago

I'm making http://ruhoh.com http://ruhoh.com (static blogging engine) with a priority on technical blogging. It's still beta so not feature complete, but I push weekly =)

hallOfFameCity 14y ago
This is also very interesting! I'm intrigued by everyone's personal projects! :)

mixonic 14y ago

I built Spinto, which is pretty good for technical blogging: http://www.spintoapp.com http://www.spintoapp.com Git + Jekyll + pre-processors like Scss & CoffeeScript. Pygments-based syntax highlighting, and a web interface for writing content without Git if you don't want to. It's in beta now, and it's getting better all the time. WYSIWYG blogging and asset management are big next-step features before exiting beta. Anyway, I'm bootstrapping it, and I'd love to hear your feedback! Give it a try. matt@spintoapp.com

hallOfFameCity 14y ago
That's a very cool project. I'm definitely going to look at it and I'll make sure to give you some feedback if I end up going with it.
hallOfFameCity 14y ago
And this is very off topic, but I've noticed something on your landing page that I really envy -- the background pattern. The gray, hatched background at the bottom of the page is awesome. And it's very similar to the background at venturebeat.com. Where did you find that or how did you design that?
- mixonic 14y ago
  I'm pretty sure that pattern is a stock Photoshop one. But yes, it gives things some depth.

NameNickHN 14y ago

What exactly are your requirements? "Technical blog" seems a bit vague.