Instacalc Blog

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October 2, 2025

That post about making your blog

Required of every developer.

A blog. It's not a big deal. Just setup a wordpress site. With a database, and updates... how long will that last?

Or, install one of countless engines. With large installs and configs.

Everything is possible, not probable.

With my friend I was able to finally get my act together:

  • Whip up a sample 11ty config
  • Try out a few themes that paired well with the main site ("Look like a companion site, but don't share the same header")
  • Configure build scripts to make it easy to generate
  • Integrate routing with the existing firebase-hosted instacalc.com (rewrite rules, etc.)

Each of these isn't too bad. From a few to 20 minutes a pop. But, add them up, and it's daunting -- and even worse, it's not writing.

Done is better than perfect, and we have a blog!