Daniel Gray

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Blog Design

This page serves as a hub for all articles about the design and architecture of this blog.

For Readers

For Developers & Technical Readers

Architecture Series

The Blog Architecture Deep Dive series provides a comprehensive exploration of how the blog is built:

Technical Reference

  • This Blog - Original detailed technical overview (comprehensive reference)

Related Projects

Design Philosophy

This blog is designed with multiple navigation methods inspired by tools like Obsidian:

  • Link-based structure: Content tree built from Obsidian <span class="obsidian-link disabled" data-link="links" title="Link to: links (not yet created)">links</span>
  • Series organization: Related posts grouped into series
  • Category tagging: Multiple ways to discover content
  • Semantic search: Vector-based search for finding relevant posts
  • Table of Contents: Hierarchical view of all content

Future Articles

  • Building Blog Assistants - Interactive exploration of AI assistants for blogs
  • Content Management Workflow - How content flows from Obsidian to the live blog
  • Performance Optimization - Techniques for fast loading and smooth interactions

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Navigating Blog Content

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Blog Architecture - Overview

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Blog Architecture - Why Obsidian?

Blog Architecture - Why Obsidian?

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Blog Architecture - From Markdown to Web

Blog Architecture - From Markdown to Web

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Blog Architecture - Links and Navigation

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