Ah, the perils of hand coding your own blog system. Bugs, bugs and centipedes. Luckily, the only problem I have had with the site so far is not of my own doing - it is my hosting company. I coded the entire site on a Mac using MAMP configured for PHP5; however, my webserver is configured to run PHP4 even though it explicitly says PHP5 on the "features" page.

Because of this, some users may have had trouble posting comments, but do not worry - all is fixed now.

Coding your own backend may seem redundant and insignificant considering the tried and perfected blogging software such as WordPress, but if you are a true coder I would suggest giving it a try.

Software development is not taught in class, it is taught by spending time with your code, typing it out line for line, debugging it by the sweat of your brow. Yes, it may be time consuming, but the end result is well worth the effort - the experience gained from the project and the satisfaction of a job well done go hand in hand.

Edit: After reading what Pete said about how the RSS feed was being displayed a took a little time to recode part of my XML generator. The entries should look better in feed readers now.