Hello World
The past couple of days I've been tormented by this itch to create a Bear blog. Is that even what you call it? No matter. I have given in and here I am writing my first post.
I suppose I should list down a couple of things that drew me in.
- The simplicity and focus on simplicity on this blogging platform, is a refreshing sight in a sea of bloated website building/blogging platforms.
- Fast loading websites which are a result of focusing on the basics of serving up HTML and CSS. Why are more websites not built like this?
- I'm astounded that there is no JavaScript needed to power the blogs on this platform. Coming from someone who has to support websites built with JavaScript front-ends, this a breath of fresh air.
- The bare necessities are covered in this platform. There is Markdown support, there are post previews, there are automatically built index/archive pages, there is even a feed, and all of this offered for free.
- I feel like I can start over on this side of the internet.
I'm sure there are more reasons that I've missed, but let’s not make this new blogging attempt a chore. This should be good enough for a first post, so I'm calling it a night.