[mixedCase]

No, for a blog you don't.

You make a static website. HTML, CSS, maybe some JavaScript.

[yoz-y]

I suppose the millions of wordpress blogs disagree with that statement. Some people like to format their content in a wysiwyg environment.

[mixedCase]

> I suppose the millions of wordpress blogs disagree with that statement

And crumble under the weight of real traffic.

> Some people like to format their content in a wysiwyg environment.

Those exist for HTML and are just fine for writing a blog, assuming markdown is too hard. We're talking about a programmer's blog here, however.