Simon Willison’s Weblog

20th September 2007 - Link Blog

Want To Learn Web Programming? Write A Blog Engine. I couldn’t agree more. Weblogs are an ideal starter project—simple enough to get your head around, complex enough to teach you a bunch of important lessons, ideally suited for eating your own dog food.

Posted 20th September 2007 at 1:17 pm

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