Software Architect's Handbook

Starting your own blog

It is pretty easy to start your own blog as there is a low barrier to entry. Anyone can get one up and running in a relatively short amount of time. Even though you may have the skills to do so, rather than creating your site from scratch, you should consider taking advantage of the many blogging platforms that are available to you. It can take some time to write your blog's functionality, so instead of spending time coding that, you could be spending time writing content for your blog.

A blogging platform such as WordPress can provide all of the functionality that you need. Most platforms provide a number of ways that you can customize your site, including a variety of themes that let you select the look and feel of ...