Knock Knock
Who’s there?
[long pause…]
- Java
htxt.github.com
Github pages officially launches. Edit all your blog files locally, then a simple git push to publish it to the web, all under version control, no database lock-in. Good old textfiles :)
Akelos
Testing PHP frameworks for a project at work. Akelos is looking good so far. It sticks very closely to Rails, so much so (it’s suggested) that template files and wiki content can be ported over.
- Well organised project site (with an acceptable design, I’m looking at you seagull, qcodo etc. etc.)
- Tidy, well documented code
- Sintags, a lightweight ERb-like templating language
- Interview with Bermi Ferrer, lead developer
- Reviews at phpframeworks.com
Chyrp vs. Habari showdown
Still mulling over the pros and cons of switching to a self-hosted blog. This is the type of thing I start obsessing over, which is dysfunctional, I know.
Looking through the default theme templates it’s clear that Habari sticks closely to the Wordpress ‘Loop’ model, while Chyrp is much more like Rails- or Django- templating. After working with the elegance that is the Tumblr theming engine, Habari looks a bit archaic in this regard.
I like the idea of having an easy to browse/search archive of your blogging history, as Heilemann shows in the demo (see previous post). Then your blog becomes more like a notebook.
It’s clear though that it ultimately comes down to whether you’re of the old-man school of blogging, author as creator, or the nu-skool rebloggers, author as curator.
