Goodbye, Blogger, and thanks for all the fish!

 It is with a heavy heart that I am officially moving off of Blogger for my blogging platform of choice.

We had a lot of fun times, but it just seems so outdated (at least that's what everyone's reaction tells me) and I'm wanting to have something even simpler and more portable. I want to get back into blogging about my projects, so inspired by this post I stumbled across back in 2024, I've decided to move my blog over to GitHub and use markdown files to present the content.

The main selling points for me were:

• Markdown files are portable, and I'm not limited to hosting them on GitHub, so if something goes wrong, I can easily port them to another platform that can render markdown files (or even just make my own).
• I can edit markdown files locally, offline, and just put them up later when I have time. I can use just about any text editor to do this, be it on a computer or my phone.
• By using GitHub I automatically get a local copy of my blog since I have the repo cloned.
• GitHub has the online editor, so I can also write stuff on the go from any computer.
• Markdown files are also simple and minimal. No need to worry about excessive formatting or anything, just get the ideas out.

TLDR: By moving the blog over to GitHub and markdown files, I get more control over my content with an easier interface.

You can find the new blog here: https://github.com/koppanyh/blog