diff --git a/content-org/blog.org b/content-org/blog.org index 2dfa489..c226413 100644 --- a/content-org/blog.org +++ b/content-org/blog.org @@ -5734,6 +5734,78 @@ Next time you're working on your project, give ~direnv~ a try. It will change the way you work for the better, I hope. Happy Hacking ! + +*** DONE What 2025 blog question challenge ? :challenge:qa:questions:answers: +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_HUGO_LASTMOD: 2025-02-20 +:EXPORT_DATE: 2025-02-20 +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: what-2025-blog-question-challenge +:CUSTOM_ID: what-2025-blog-question-challenge +:END: + +A few weeks ago, [[https://janusworx.com][Jason]] sneakily slipped me a link to a [[https://janusworx.com/work/blog-questions-challenge-2025/][blog post]] of his. He +knows that I /already/ subscribe to his blog but you cannot be as wise without +meddling with the forces of nature. Well, long story short, his meddling worked +so... here we go ? + +**** Why did you make the blog in the first place? +#+hugo: more + +I, honestly, cannot remember why I made it in the first place but it was a long +time ago. I do remember that my first post was about the /plugin/ I wrote for +~weechat~. After that, I sort of wrote on things I was playing around with. I +said it before, it's how I learn. Maybe the difference is that I dig deeper, +beyond the surface. It's fun, I get to document it for myself because believe it +or not, I do come back to the blog for refreshers. It also comes handy cause I +can simply send someone a link that explains a topic in more details. + +**** What platform are you using to manage your blog and why did you choose it? + +I use /Hugo/ to generate this blog and if you know where to look, it is /open +source/. The answer to why is a bit more complicated but to simplify it, I +prefer a static blog over CRMs. /Hugo/ is quick and I have it integrated with +/Emacs/ where I write my /posts/ in ~org~. The generation, packaging and +deployment is all automated. + +**** Have you blogged on other platforms before? + +This blog started its life on /WordPress/. I was never quite happy with the +performance for such a simple blog. It was then migrated to /Joomla/. That phase +did not last long because once I learned about static blog generators, the blog +was migrated to /Nikola/ quickly. My /Nikola/ setup was quite elaborate and I +wanted to simplify it, for one, and to make it faster. I checked /Hugo/ out and +liked it but migrating from ~rst~ was a pain. ~Orgmode~ helped a lot with the +migration but after a long journey, here we are running on /Hugo/. + +**** How do you write your posts? + +The whole blog is one ~org~ file. I open it with /Emacs/ and add a new section +under the relevant =Tag=. Once I save, /Emacs/ generates the /Markdown/ file, +somewhere. I don't have to care about its management in most cases. I can, then, +generate and run my blog locally with /Hugo/. Once I'm happy with the result, I +/commit/ and /push/. The pipeline takes care of the rest, once all the magic is +done successfully, I deploy with a manual confirmation step. + +**** When do you feel most inspired to write? + +I don't know if that question applies to my case. I don't even know if I do. It +takes a lot of time and effort to write these posts. Documentation is *very* +hard, ask any developer. I'm not sure inspiration is a requirement, hard work is. + +**** Do you publish immediately after writing or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft? + +I publish immediately. I mean the post has already took a few hours to write... +If I find a mistake in the future, I correct it and fix the timestamp of edit. + +**** Your favorite post on your blog? + +I don't have a favorite post. I know a few that I share frequently, though. + +**** Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, changing the tag system, etc.? + +I don't believe so. Nothing visible to the user, but the infrastructure is +always moving. + ** Monitoring :@monitoring: *** DONE Simple cron monitoring with HealthChecks :healthchecks:cron: :PROPERTIES: diff --git a/content/posts/what-2025-blog-question-challenge.md b/content/posts/what-2025-blog-question-challenge.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..affc925 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/what-2025-blog-question-challenge.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ ++++ +title = "What 2025 blog question challenge ?" +author = ["Elia el Lazkani"] +date = 2025-02-20 +lastmod = 2025-02-20 +tags = ["challenge", "qa", "questions", "answers"] +categories = ["misc"] +draft = false ++++ + +A few weeks ago, [Jason](https://janusworx.com) sneakily slipped me a link to a [blog post](https://janusworx.com/work/blog-questions-challenge-2025/) of his. He +knows that I _already_ subscribe to his blog but you cannot be as wise without +meddling with the forces of nature. Well, long story short, his meddling worked +so... here we go ? + + +## Why did you make the blog in the first place? {#why-did-you-make-the-blog-in-the-first-place} + + + +I, honestly, cannot remember why I made it in the first place but it was a long +time ago. I do remember that my first post was about the _plugin_ I wrote for +`weechat`. After that, I sort of wrote on things I was playing around with. I +said it before, it's how I learn. Maybe the difference is that I dig deeper, +beyond the surface. It's fun, I get to document it for myself because believe it +or not, I do come back to the blog for refreshers. It also comes handy cause I +can simply send someone a link that explains a topic in more details. + + +## What platform are you using to manage your blog and why did you choose it? {#what-platform-are-you-using-to-manage-your-blog-and-why-did-you-choose-it} + +I use _Hugo_ to generate this blog and if you know where to look, it is _open +source_. The answer to why is a bit more complicated but to simplify it, I +prefer a static blog over CRMs. _Hugo_ is quick and I have it integrated with +_Emacs_ where I write my _posts_ in `org`. The generation, packaging and +deployment is all automated. + + +## Have you blogged on other platforms before? {#have-you-blogged-on-other-platforms-before} + +This blog started its life on _WordPress_. I was never quite happy with the +performance for such a simple blog. It was then migrated to _Joomla_. That phase +did not last long because once I learned about static blog generators, the blog +was migrated to _Nikola_ quickly. My _Nikola_ setup was quite elaborate and I +wanted to simplify it, for one, and to make it faster. I checked _Hugo_ out and +liked it but migrating from `rst` was a pain. `Orgmode` helped a lot with the +migration but after a long journey, here we are running on _Hugo_. + + +## How do you write your posts? {#how-do-you-write-your-posts} + +The whole blog is one `org` file. I open it with _Emacs_ and add a new section +under the relevant `Tag`. Once I save, _Emacs_ generates the _Markdown_ file, +somewhere. I don't have to care about its management in most cases. I can, then, +generate and run my blog locally with _Hugo_. Once I'm happy with the result, I +_commit_ and _push_. The pipeline takes care of the rest, once all the magic is +done successfully, I deploy with a manual confirmation step. + + +## When do you feel most inspired to write? {#when-do-you-feel-most-inspired-to-write} + +I don't know if that question applies to my case. I don't even know if I do. It +takes a lot of time and effort to write these posts. Documentation is **very** +hard, ask any developer. I'm not sure inspiration is a requirement, hard work is. + + +## Do you publish immediately after writing or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft? {#do-you-publish-immediately-after-writing-or-do-you-let-it-simmer-a-bit-as-a-draft} + +I publish immediately. I mean the post has already took a few hours to write... +If I find a mistake in the future, I correct it and fix the timestamp of edit. + + +## Your favorite post on your blog? {#your-favorite-post-on-your-blog} + +I don't have a favorite post. I know a few that I share frequently, though. + + +## Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, changing the tag system, etc.? {#any-future-plans-for-your-blog-maybe-a-redesign-changing-the-tag-system-etc-dot} + +I don't believe so. Nothing visible to the user, but the infrastructure is +always moving.