Ghost Reviews

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1. jorge

   · CEO at Escuela de Formación Técnica Chile SPA · about 5 years ago
   It is a nice mini-blog, it's for free and such but

   As a mini-blog, it is a nice alternative for Medium to publish and share information about programming.

   However, the community and the organization are biased toward social justice (and they are open to it). You can read its Code of Conduct, it is so vague and politically leads (I prefer a term of service because it defines fair rules for everybody). So it alienates developers that we don't care about politics in pro of people that want to talk about any other topic such as sexuality, how women are unprivileged, and such. It even mandates to use inclusive language. Good grief.

   My main complaint is the quality of the community. It is not StackOverflow (so we don't want to ask for an answer here), and most of the top topics are clickbait, such as "how to become a rockstar developer in ... days", "100 tips to become a better programmer" (and it doesn't even talk about programming).

   Technically this "mini blog" site allows us to use markdown, and it is okay. However, the whole experience is really basic. Even the template is ugly.

   🏁 Competitors: Medium

   👍 Pros:    Free

   👎 Cons:    Social justice|Basic features|Quality of content

Ghost mentions (187)

• Indie Hacking with Open Source Tools: Innovating on a Budget

  Modern publishing tools like Ghost accommodate sleek content presentation. - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• Indie Hacking Success Stories with Open Source Licenses

  Ghost: This open source blogging platform, available at Ghost, was kickstarted by a simple yet powerful idea—empowering writers with an elegant, customizable tool. The project’s MIT licensing has fostered a thriving community that collaborates to push the platform forward. Ghost’s journey demonstrates that when developers and users work together, innovation thrives. - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• Learning in public

  The other big option is to post blogs or notes. It's pretty simple to start a blog right here on Dev.to, or on Hashnode, two blogging platforms specifically for coding. There's also a great community platform on Codedex.io where you can write blog posts, although you do need to complete a few lessons to "unlock" the community features. In these cases, there's already an audience and community on the site, so it's... - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago

• Using GitHub as a Free Content Management System

  Under a lot of other circumstances, I’d have simply used a hosted solution like Ghost, but I really wanted to embrace the file-over-app philosophy, especially After the recent controversies surrounding certain software products suddenly ceasing support. - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago

• WordPress Is in Trouble

  There is Ghost at least: https://ghost.org/ https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost However, it has recently shifted to more limited audience. (payed subscription-based content with different tiers). - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

DEV.to mentions (493)

• Modular Monoliths vs Microservices: Reclaiming Scalable Simplicity

  👉 Follow me here on Dev.to, or reach out through educationgate.org to chat about your architecture, team scaling, or next big project. - Source: dev.to / 8 days ago

• Building a Finance Dashboard with Vue & Node.js — A Modular Approach

  👉 Drop a comment, follow me here on DEV.to, or connect via educationgate.org — let’s build smarter, scalable apps together. - Source: dev.to / 12 days ago

• Build a Strapi 5 Plugin with Medium & Dev.to APIs — Part 1

  // ... Other codes /** * Publish Post to Dev.to */ Async publishPostToDevTo(post: any) { try { // destructuring the post object const { title, content, canonicalUrl, tags, banner } = post.blog; // get the blog tags const blogTags = tags.map((tag) => tag.blogTag); // payload to be sent to dev.to const devToPayload = { article: { title, body_markdown: content, ... - Source: dev.to / 17 days ago

• 10 Benefits of Automating Software Testing for Faster Releases

  If you haven’t already embraced automation, now is the time to act. Start small, scale strategically, and watch as your development process transforms into a well-oiled machine capable of meeting the demands of modern software delivery. To Read More Article Explore This Site - https://dev.to/. - Source: dev.to / 22 days ago

• AI-Powered CRM: Revolutionizing Customer Relationship Management

  Popular AI-powered CRM platforms include Salesforce Einstein, Zoho CRM, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Freshsales. Each offers a unique set of features, so it’s important to align the platform’s capabilities with your business goals. - Source: dev.to / 22 days ago