I have come to realize that in order to think properly, I need to write. I have started this project in order to help me, and possibly others, act on this realization.
The command line tool should fit my regular workflow when programming, so it should sport an interface similar to that of popular source code management tools such as Mercurial. The interface should be suited to serve as a back-end for graphical user interfaces, but this project will not provide such an interface.
The syntax of the blog is Markdown. The Markdown-module of this project should of course be isolated and possible to exchange with other engines, but it is not considered important to actually supply alternative engines.
I feel very strongly about owning your data. This blogging tool will facilitate that by:
- Keeping the blog entries as files in your project directory. Manage them with your SCM and you own the blog just as much as you own the source.
- Providing a very plain "as HTML" "publishing"-method, to make sure that you never need to depend on a third party to have a blog.
However, publishing to Blogger will be the central feature, and a good way to make sure you can handle all traffic in the world without actually paying a dime. Not that your, or indeed my, blog will ever get any traffic, but it is good to feel safe :)
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