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Finding an HTTP+FTP server was easier than finding github. Your OS probably has a FTP client installed already, but finding another one is easier than finding a
by tjoff 7mo ago
Finding an HTTP+FTP server was easier than finding github. Your OS probably has a FTP client installed already, but finding another one is easier than finding and most definitely easier than learning git.
And if you already knew how to write/make HTML you'd for sure already know all of that too.
- radlad 7mo agoThis is definitely a matter of perspective. I have had a Github account since 2010, and git comes installed on Linux and macOS. I don't always have a server available to host an HTTP+FTP server on. Or want to pay for one, or spend time setting one up. I can trust that Github Pages will have reasonable uptime, and I won't have to monitor it at all. > And if you already knew how to write/make HTML you'd for sure already know all of that too. This seems unnecessarily aggressive, and I don't really understand where it's coming from. BTW, you can absolutely host plain HTML with Github Pages. No SSG required.
- lazyasciiart 7mo ago> And if you already knew how to write/make HTML you'd for sure already know all of that too. That's a completely false statement. My kid took very basic programming classes in school which covered HTML so they could build webpages, which is a fantastic instant-results method. Hooray, now the class is finished, he wants to put it on the web. Just like millions of other kids who couldn't even spell FTP.
- kbolino 7mo agoI touched on the issues with FTP itself in another comment, but who can forget the issues with HTTP+FTP, like: modes (644 or 755? wait, what is a umask?), .htaccess, MIME mappings, "why isn't index.html working?", etc. Every place had a different httpd config and a different person you had to email to (hopefully) get it fixed.
- lmm 7mo ago> Finding an HTTP+FTP server was easier than finding github. No it wasn't. Seriously, where?
- skydhash 7mo agoThere was a lot of sites that provided some cpanel-like option as long as you're ok with yourcoolname.weirdhostingname.com. I believe they all came with a filebrowser and the always present public_html folder.
- lmm 7mo agoThere was geocities (now gone) and a couple of *.tk domains that would inject their ads all over your page. Neither makes a great substitute for GitHub pages these days.
- shunia_huang 7mo agoIt'd be nice to mention some big names here that are capable of: a) git pull & push for updates b) good enough CDN distribution, sometimes interactive examples/project page loads tons of files c) good enough security promises of the entire platform/infra d) good enough serviceable time, we do not need 99.9999SLA but better not down often e) have generous free tier f) great DX & UX, this one is small but small headache adds up quickly
- Diti 7mo agoDidn’t your ISP provide you with free FTP storage? The French ones did, at least.