I generate static pages using Pelican and host them on Github.<p>It's a great way to avoid lock-in. Your content is kept in Markdown. Pelican is a joy to use. It's all python, so it's possible to understand, hack, and extend if you'd like.
I wrote my own. I was bored and wanted to see whether I could write a full blogging platform using only Linux command line tools and bash scripts.<p>It turns out you can, but the resulting mix of single, double, and escaped quotes was a bit too hacky even for me. I rewrote some of it in Perl, and I've been using that ever since.
I use Jekyll for blogging. It's hosted by GitLab pages.<p>Writing a post with Markdown is fun since I don't need database to store it. Beside that, I also use Let's Encrypt for SSL.
Ghost, self-hosted (<a href="http://blog.tedmiston.com/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.tedmiston.com/</a>)<p>I really like having full control over URLs.
I like Medium, other than normal blogging features, you get twitter like exposure from this platform.<p>They also make your comments to other posters as your posts. This keeps conversations going.<p>What I think medium can improve for my case is that it's not designed specifically for programmers. Posting code, for example, is a hidden feature. There are also no syntax highlighting, no line numbers.
I wrote my own: <a href="https://github.com/dhruvkar/stic" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dhruvkar/stic</a><p>It's incomplete and sort of ugly. I still use it for my personal blog (dhruvkar.com).<p>For my consultancy, I use Hugo with the Universal Theme (automizzen.com).<p>Both hosted on Gitlab pages with LetsEncrypt SSL/TLS.
Getting ready to build a couple of blogs yet this year to try out a couple of static site generator/CMS platforms: Hugo (Go) and Lektor (Python/Node). Both look quite capable. Likely will host on Netlify, although could be deployed on GitHub, S3, etc...
I'm working on a little JS blogging application which is backed by GitHub issues. It's hosted by GitHub pages, and each issue in the backing repository is a blog post. I get markdown -> HTML, reactions/comments, tagging, etc. all for free from that.
I host my own microblog that I wrote in ruby.<p><a href="http://blog.hajdarevic.net" rel="nofollow">http://blog.hajdarevic.net</a>
<a href="https://github.com/adnanh/mikro" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/adnanh/mikro</a>
Github Pages. I'm using a blog template, and it's completely static. You can use external services such as Disqus to add dynamic features, but at its core, it's just a free static website host.
Started with CityDesk (from FogCreek software), and migrated to wordpress (with a lot of 301s to keep old content indexed).<p>I guess I will go back to a static blog next year after 10+ years using wordpress.
Related -> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12241492" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12241492</a>
I use this one <a href="https://medium.com/" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/</a>. It suits for personal use as well as for business