Let’s get started back up

Just a post to make sure my blogging workflow is still functioning. I want to post a bunch of stuff I’ve been learning about, but I need to blow the dust out of the Jekyll machine…

Stay tuned for some updates.

Kind of a workflow

  • open the folder for the site in VS Code
  • create a new file under _posts
  • copy some front matter from one of the other posts and tweak the dates (I wish this could be easier)
  • barf out some content in Markdown format
  • save the file locally
  • fix stuff that the markdown lint complains about
  • probably save it again
  • go to source control and commit (with a spicy message)
  • save all if necessary
  • smash the sync changes button
  • push commits with the little up arrow in the lower left

gotchas

  • file has to be .md extension
  • timestamp in the front matter is relevant for visibility of the post