Why zDrafts?

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I vibe coded a WYSIWYG editor for Zola static site generator, that has helped me tremendously while writing this and many other posts.

You see I have a problem - major part of my waking hours is me not having access to my laptop.

On the other side, I own a phone that pretty much stays with me 24/7 - no I am not always on it, even though that may have made me look like a phone-addict right now.

The point being, a markdown based static site generator, that requires you to write content on a text editor on a computer is... not a very good way for someone trying to maintain consistency.

One may argue, this gives you a good separation of concerns - blog only when you are fully committed to write one. Which I agree would help me put out a more well thought-out content.

That’s simply not what I am going for.

I just want to get my thoughts out!

I want this to become like twitter to me - got a cool idea?

  1. Jot it down real quick, with formatting being part of writing.
  2. Publish it to the world!

Just 2 simple steps instead of,

  1. Write to a notes app on phone.
  2. Check if it synced to my laptop (once I have access to one)
  3. Copy content over to a markdown, and make any formatting changes.
  4. Publish and hope, things still look as I intended them to.

Also, realistically speaking, as a grown man with a family - I only have so much time I can spend on my personal endeavours. And using every little free time counts.

So, making a quick post like this on my lunch break, commute, or simply being able to do it whenever and wherever I want is a huge plus.

Honestly speaking, there are a ton of other ways I could have done it,

This turned out more of a rant than an explainer of what zdrafts actually is. Well that’s a topic for another day.

For now go try it out, give a star if you like it.