Yes, I have done it again. I have moved back to MovableType again. Not exactly a 180-degree turn since I have been on a wide variety of blog software - if someone writes it, I will try it. Started originally on Blogger right after it was first released (yes, that long ago). I tried GreyMatter, bloxsom (I really liked it, don't now why I just didn't stay with it), b2, WordPress, and MovableType. Of all of them, my favorite was WP. Yes, so why didn't I stay with it?
- php - Yes, first and foremost, it is because it is written, added-on, and hacked in a language that I personally do not feel comfortable with. My personal preference for programming has been, is, and always will be perl. Sorry, but I have been writing in it, professionally and personally, since I learned at the high temple of perl, Bell Labs, many years ago. Use all the arguments for php that you want, but the vast majority of the exploits against web site, whether it be spamming or hacking, are because of poorly written php scripts. If I had the time or the inclination, I would probably learn php better and take the time to go over the thousands of lines of code in WP and do some fixes. But time is not something I have a lot of and the inclination to get involved in a OS project is not either.
- perl - I can write perl code in my sleep. MT is written in perl so I can feel comfortable about mod'ing and debugging it.
- spammers - I think I'll just turn comments and pingbacks off. Farr too much useless traffic (and its associated cost) from the idiots who make it their business to trash other peoples' creative works.
- layout - I have always found the way that WP basically says use our wrapper, use kubrick, or spend a thousand hours developing your own. With MT, I can simply strip the shell, tweak my CSS, and it is done. No php mumbo-jumbo, no extensive testing. Then my blog fits right in with everything else on my web site. No, I never thought more than a few seconds about using the WP page creation routines. This facilty is rather stiff and allows little creativity and, again, you are stuck with the overall WP layout. My web site has a blog, not the other way around.
