AI & Software Development Blog

This is a personal blog built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages at psaboia.github.io/aiblog, focusing on AI and software development topics.

Features

🔍 Search

• Full-text search functionality powered by Lunr.js
• Search through all blog posts' titles and content
• Real-time search results as you type
• Search box in the header for quick access
• Dedicated search page with detailed results at /search/

💬 Comments

• Commenting system powered by Disqus
• Support for nested comment threads
• Social media login integration
• Comment moderation capabilities
• Spam protection

❤️ Post Reactions

• Like/unlike functionality for each post
• Heart button with counter
• Persistent likes using browser's localStorage
• Visual feedback for liked posts

Local Development

To run this blog locally:

1. Install Ruby and Bundler
2. Clone this repository
3. Run bundle install to install dependencies
4. Run bundle exec jekyll serve to start the local server
5. Visit http://localhost:4000/aiblog in your browser

About bundle exec jekyll serve

This command starts a local development server with several useful features:

• Live Preview: Starts a local web server at http://localhost:4000/aiblog
• Auto-regeneration: Automatically rebuilds the site when you make changes to any files
• Local Testing: Test your site's appearance and functionality before deploying
• Dependency Management: Ensures Jekyll runs with the correct gem versions from your Gemfile

When you run this command, you'll see output like:

Configuration file: /Users/pmoreira/aiblog/_config.yml
            Source: /Users/pmoreira/aiblog
       Destination: /Users/pmoreira/aiblog/_site
 Incremental build: disabled
      Generating... 
       Jekyll Feed: Generating feed for posts
                    done in 0.108 seconds.
 Auto-regeneration: enabled
    Server address: http://127.0.0.1:4000/aiblog/

To stop the server, press Ctrl+C in your terminal.

Contributing

This is a personal blog, but if you find any issues or have suggestions, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

Content is copyrighted. Code is MIT licensed.