Entry 151 - Brother Wheat’s Big Push: Wheatblog 1.0 Released

Brother Wheat’s Big Push: Wheatblog 1.0 Released

Yes, after an initial two months of heavy lifting and another four or so of complete burnout, Wheat, Pete and I (call me Skeet) decided to stop pissin’ in the wind and release this monster upon the general public.

What is Wheatblog, you ask? Well, perhaps a little long-windedness is in order.

People often stop me on the street and ask "Hey, why the hell didn't you just get with the herd and use Wordpress or Movable Type for your blog? You spend an awful chunk of time reinventing the wheel with that site of yours." (play along here)

"To that, fellow pedestrian, I say two things. First, if I wanted to be like all of the other sheep out there doing things the easy way, I would probably NOT be the guy making his own network firewall out of wood. Second, Good Day to you sir!"

Okay, back to Wheatblog 1.0.

It turns out that Wheatblog is a great little blogging tool. This particular version is the basis for this site, as well as the forthcoming Writers Blog Alliance megasite and a few other sites out there. Why do I use it? Well, I spent countless hours looking at every line of code and hence I know it like Adam knows Eve; but beyond that, it is simply a great framework upon which to do your own blog thing. Why did I help develop it? Well, it's also a great way to teach yourself stuff like PHP, MySQL, and CSS.

Sure, it doesn’t have racing stripes or spinners or fuzzy dice on the rear-view, but if you get to know it, it will likewise never leave you stranded waiting for Friedl, your malcontent BMW technician.

So if you are interested in a lightweight, flexible blogging platform that has no plugins or extensions or tasseled pasties but plenty of giddyup, give Wheatblog a shot. For those of you out there who might be interested in building your own blog your way, well, it's simply the best place to start.

I said Good Day!

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