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Blogging with Gleam, Org-Mode and Pandoc

95 points · 20 comments · schonfinkel

  1. writtenone · · focus · HN ↗
    I prefer to write words not code. I use WordPress because it hides all the complexity and lets me just write instead of messing with Markdown (or an entire separate system), CI pipelines, custom markup hacks for page features, Emacs cruft, etc..

    Yeah WordPress is a security nightmare, but Ghost's editor sucks and there's no viable open-source alternatives with modern security and features.

    1. BeetleB · · focus · HN ↗
      People using Emacs who prefer to write words already are writing them in org mode. For them, switching to Wordpress means having to use a different system to write words.

      The whole export, pipeline, publish, etc is precisely so they can continue to write just words. Once you've got a setup you like, you stop fiddling and just type.

      My own org mode flow has been stable for almost 7 years. I just add an entry to my org mode file, and with a few commands (or recipe), have it up on the site.

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