From e1acc498e050c77aeb19fac2d1c42511fe63207a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arnlaugsson Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 10:32:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add second post --- posts/2020/09/blogsystem.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/2020/09/blogsystem.md diff --git a/posts/2020/09/blogsystem.md b/posts/2020/09/blogsystem.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf6b7c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2020/09/blogsystem.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: Blogging like it's 1999 +date: "2020-09-08" +description: "How to build a blog, and develop on the iPad." +layout: layouts/post.njk +--- + +So I knew I wanted to use my iPad for this learning experiment, which means that I need the technical stack that works on a mobile device. Mind you; I have a 2018 iPad Pro with a very lovely foldable keyboard. + +I signed up for a [CodeSandbox](codesandbox.io) account some weeks/months before. I have been happy with up until now. But I soon encountered some issues on the iPad. Including, but not limited to: + +Copy/paste functionality is missing, not broken but entirely missing. There probably are some workarounds, but I need to have it working on the keyboard. +Git branching does not work on CodeSandbox. If I make changes and add those changes, I can either push directly to my main branch or create a PR and be stuck on that branch forever on that sandbox. + +These are the two main reasons I decided to search for other solutions. After some digging, I discovered [GitPod.io](http://gitpod.io/). I tried it, and it seems to work; at least, I did not have the same two issues as above. + +So my Technical stack is settled. + +Blog framework: [Eleventy - 11ty](https://www.11ty.dev) +A straightforward static site generator. +I opted to create my folder structure for the blog posts, using years and months to separate posts. +Code editor: [gitpod.io](gitpod.io) +One caveat; make sure to give it the proper permissions. +Code hosting: [Github](github.com) +I might change this later on to have a comparison, but I like how Github works. +Deployment and hosting: [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com) +Seamless integration and setup; works out of the box. + +So after posting this blog, I can say that this has been my first learning experiment. And I am happy with the results. + +Stay tuned.