Ask HN : Blogger, wordpress? Which one is good for programmers?

4 points by vizard 17y ago ↗ HN

I wanted to start a programming related blog where I will be occasionally be posting code snippets. Primarily C and Python but also some Scala. I was looking for a blogging system that will help me do some code highlighting and indenting. Which service will you recommend? Or should I host my own and if so using which my software?

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ScottWhigham 17y ago ↗

How about this: http://code.google.com/p/syntaxhighlighter/

It works with WordPress, MoveableType, etc.

dchest 17y ago ↗

Here's another JS-based syntax highlighter: http://softwaremaniacs.org/soft/highlight/en/

And here's what Google Code uses: http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify/

stcredzero 17y ago ↗

I want to know which blogging platform would be the best for a programmer running a shareware business.

vorador 17y ago ↗

I think that a self-hosted blog would be better, because it looks more professional.

juliend2 17y ago ↗

you mean like this one? : http://www.blog.juliendesrosiers.com/

I know, shameless plug...

lnguyen 17y ago ↗

You can always use a CNAME record to point blog.mysite.com to the hosted blog.

sidsavara 17y ago ↗

I remembered this discussion from before, perhaps this will help you:

WordPress or TypePad or....? 'd like to start a blog and I am wondering which platform HN suggests. Thanks for voting/discussing! http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=280016

Also, very good discussion here: Blogging platform: Wordpress or Webby?

I'm relaunching my blog and I'm considering two platforms, Wordpress and Webby/Webgen/staticfiles. I plan to use disqus comments for both, and my requirements include easy embedding of media and syntax-colored code.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338485

vizard 17y ago ↗

Thanks that was helpful. One of the complicating factors in my case is code highlighting and particularly handing Scala code. But as others are pointing out, I guess I can think of it as a client side problem independent of what blogging software I run.

ionfish 17y ago ↗

Rolling one's own is always a nice little project, but whether that's the right option for you will depend on whether you're prepared to take the time to do it, or if you have other priorities. Installing WordPress takes a couple of minutes if you want a decent amount of control over your software but without the hassle of writing your own, and there are plenty of decent themes and syntax highlighting plugins out there.