Blogging update: From Medium to dev.to and beyond
Hi guysš.
I havenāt written on Medium in a while, but whenever Iām here reading an article, I usually see a couple notifications, so that means Iāve still got people interested in and discovering my writing through Medium. I thought Iād share an update so anyone who wants to read more from me knows where to look.
I donāt like Medium. Iāve never liked it. The mobile app is shit (at least when last I tried it). I hate the WYSIWYG editor. Reading comments on a post is unnecessarily complicated. I also donāt agree with many of the product decisions (like their push for paywalled stories) and the general look and feel of the site, so I never really felt comfortable here. The one major benefit Medium gave was its wide reach (community and SEO).
A while ago, I found dev.to and began writing there. I like it for its more specialised dev community and simpler writing experience. Been writing there for about two years now:
Shalvah - DEV Community Profile
Dev.to is lovely, but it still felt like I was writing in someone elseās world. Itās a forum, and Iām merely a contributor. As Iāve spent more time online, gotten better at coding and writing, my desire for my own space on the Internet has grown. I considered building a custom blog the way I want it, but I knew Iād get tired of it and rebuild it from time to time. And when it comes to blogging, what I really want is to focus on writing. Articles, not code.
I wanted a platform where I could host my content and have a greater sense of ownership. I also wanted something that was easy on the eyes ā simple UI, no distractions, just a lovely reading experience. Considered a few, but what won me over was swish.ink, recently launched by my friend The Dreamer. Itās still new, but it gave me a straightforward editing experience and a pleasant reading experience.
So now Iām writing at blog.shalvah.me, via Swish. For now, Iāll be syndicating my articles to dev.to for a wider reach (thereās a great community), but at least Iāve got a place that feels like āhomeā. Check me out there. I donāt plan to set up a blog newsletter, so if youād like to stay updated on my posts, you can add blog.shalvah.me to your Tentacle. (Disclosure: I built Tentacle.š)
So, yeah, itās been real, Medium. Thanks to everyone whoās read, enjoyed and commented on my content here. Hope to see you on the other side(s)!
Hey, I'm Shalvahš. I write about my software engineering learnings and experiments. To get updated when I publish new posts, you can follow on Tentacle: tntcl.app/blog.shalvah.me.
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