Why use Github issue page as blog?

[Hujun]

Since the first release of GitHub page, it has become the most popular way to build and host personal blog in geek's world. It seems that you would look like a degenerated caveman if you don't have one. And, yes, I was also one of the hipsters. I spent tens of hours in configuring my blogs using Hexo and jekyll, enjoyed with the fancy plugins and widgets. And after several weeks, I was quit with zero meaningful article left on my blog.

So sad.

When I look back and tried to restart my tech blog writing (meaningless selfword in fact), I asked myself what are the features I really need?

Not difficult to list in below:

• online editor supporting markdown styling
• host on popular hacker community (cannot find any substitute for github... )
• free service
• easy to update
• easy to comment and reply

No need of fancy UI nor tags. (It is more useful for the front end developers, but not for me). After browsing github existing functions, the issue page seems 100% fit my basic requirements. Super effecient publish & update on all sizes of screens and network conditions, no more CSS & JS download overheads when you get into the edition page (image you're in metro and your smart phone can only connect 2G edge network). You can even find bonus functions here, e.g. labels, emojis, online draft saving, comment alerting etc..

More than perfect solution, I have to say.