kleopatra999 / hex

+++ Ant powered blogging +++

#Hex

Hex is a basic node.js powered blog engine. It is named after the magical computer in the Discworld books by Sir Terry Pratchett.

So Hex here has caught daftness off the Bursar,' said Ridcully. 'Simple. Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

-- Terry Pratchett - Hogfather (1996)

#Usage

1. Install node and npm
2. Clone the repository git clone [email protected]:themaninthesuitcase/hex.git.
3. Install the dependancies by running npm install
4. run the application with node hex.js

Once running the default url will be http://localhost:3000

View templates

500 Error

The default 500 error template uses a look and feel to simulate early green on black computers, and displays a set of Hex like nonsence. I found this amusing for something no one should ever see. You how ever may not, in which case the page is a standard hbs template that can be easily replaced.

GNU Terry Pratchett

The more astute amongst you may have noticed the small theme running through this application. At the time I began this project Sir Terry Pratchett had not long passed away. His writing was what got me into reading and by extension into learning. With out him and my mother buying me his books I would be a rather different person today.

In his memory this blog engine implements the X-Clacks-Overhead http header.

Acknowledgements

Hex is a fairly close rip off of was inspired by camel by Casey Liss.