How the Blog Broke the Web

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Homepages - maintained by hand/manually
blogs similar, Justin Hall web diary manual updates daily

Moveable Type 2001 : "template" for blogging stuck in chrono ordering

easier to update than by hand
convenience of maintenance overrules creative design
first to appeal to DIYers, other tools give up even more control

Kills blog customization (template) and organization of sites outside of the timestream

Quotes

quote	location	source
once you are given a tool that operates effortlessly — but only in a certain way — every choice that deviates from the standard represents a major cost		source

Mentions

File

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return function View() {
	const file = dc.useCurrentFile();
	return <p class="dv-modified">Created {dateTime.getCreated(file)}     ֍     Last Modified {dateTime.getLastMod(file)}</p>
}