Middleman Arg...

Ok, so I finally find a good example middleman app with source code on github that has the exact things I need: an indicator/link for next page and previous page.

I don’t want to have a blog with a continuous scroll (or even dynamic ajax pagination right now). Honestly I want the main page to show 10-15 posts, then have subsequent pages that display show the “next” or “previous” 10-15 pots.

I finaly have a good source code project. I came across this blog entry by Joey Aghion and his source code. He’s got the things implemented that I want to put in.

Great! However, I’ll need to lookup middleman methods and try different things. dbtlr and aghion, two middleman blogs I am trying to model, set up their blogs in slightly different ways.

Its a good thing knowing that I’ve got my good ol' markdown files, which are used pretty much the same across both projects. If need be, I could mirror one project or another more or less closely and plunk in them markdown files.

Even though the title of this post “Middleman Arg” kind of started feeling like a gripe post, I’m really realizing what a blessing this ruby application is. Middleman allows me to continue to keep my hands and feet dirty (in a good way) with ruby code, making sure that I stay on top of the stuff and that I don’t forget my ruby. Gives me practice, not letting it get rusty. And that my friends, is a blessing in and of itself.

JL