Quote from The Year Without Pants

As I planned my exit during summer 2003, I looked for software to start a blog and get visibility for my writing online. Movable Type was the best known, but minutes into installing it, I hated it. The instructions were complex and easy to get wrong. Installing software is like a first date: if it can’t be polite, smart, and generous, what should I expect later? I looked for something else and discovered WordPress. In five minutes, my blog was live. It was so easy I wondered if I’d missed a step, thinking of my experience with Movable Type.