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Ask HN : Blogger, wordpress? Which one is good for programmers?
I wanted to start a programming related blog where I will be occasionally be posting code snippets. Primarily C and Python but also some Scala. I was looking for a blogging system that will help me do some code highlighting and indenting. Which service will you recommend? Or should I host my own and if so using which my software?
- ScottWhigham 18y agoHow about this: http://code.google.com/p/syntaxhighlighter/ http://code.google.com/p/syntaxhighlighter/ It works with WordPress, MoveableType, etc.
- dchest 18y agoHere's another JS-based syntax highlighter: http://softwaremaniacs.org/soft/highlight/en/ http://softwaremaniacs.org/soft/highlight/en/ And here's what Google Code uses: http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify/ http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify/
- stcredzero 18y agoI want to know which blogging platform would be the best for a programmer running a shareware business.
- vorador 18y agoI think that a self-hosted blog would be better, because it looks more professional.
- sidsavara 18y agoI remembered this discussion from before, perhaps this will help you: WordPress or TypePad or....? 'd like to start a blog and I am wondering which platform HN suggests. Thanks for voting/discussing! http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=280016 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=280016 Also, very good discussion here: Blogging platform: Wordpress or Webby? I'm relaunching my blog and I'm considering two platforms, Wordpress and Webby/Webgen/staticfiles. I plan to use disqus comments for both, and my requirements include easy embedding of media and syntax-colored code. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338485 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338485
- vizard 18y agoThanks that was helpful. One of the complicating factors in my case is code highlighting and particularly handing Scala code. But as others are pointing out, I guess I can think of it as a client side problem independent of what blogging software I run.
- ionfish 18y agoRolling one's own is always a nice little project, but whether that's the right option for you will depend on whether you're prepared to take the time to do it, or if you have other priorities. Installing WordPress takes a couple of minutes if you want a decent amount of control over your software but without the hassle of writing your own, and there are plenty of decent themes and syntax highlighting plugins out there.