Journal of a part-time technologist
- The viewer of this journal is familiar enough with Github, to view entries in my journal.
- A file of extension .txt is sufficient for my purposes in maintaining this journal.
Each line in any given entry in my journal observes a character limit of 72 characters. This is to make it easier to read, for a viewer who does not have Word Wrap enabled in his chosen software (that he uses to view my entries).- I avoid publishing my journal as a web-page or a web-site. That is, with a .html extension. Because I want to write an entry using bare-minimum software on Windows OS. (For now, that software is Notepad++). And because I find (manually) writing HTML files too much of hassle. A .txt file works well enough for me.
I avoid using Markdown for entries in my journal. I want my files/entries to be readable and writable with the bare-minimum software. I choose to do away with software that parses Markdown, as much as I can.- Letters To The Editor can be achieved through Issues on Github.
- Github provides a RSS feed for the commits in this repository. So readers can subscribe, if they like.
I am influenced by the software-building rules of Devine and Rekka of Hundred Rabbits.
I quote:
Offline First. We build and design our software to work offline first. They will never need online resources to function properly ... Past Proofing. We build simple tools to tackle specific tasks... We target 20 years old hardware as to encourage recyclism and discourage the consumption of fashionable electronics... Freedom. We release free and open-source programs so that they can be studied, inspected and repaired by anyone, anywhere.
Emphasis appears in the original.