[frompdx]

I use WordPress because it is easy to use, there is a plugin for everything, and it allows me to focus on writing articles for my blog instead of fiddling with something new that I would have to take the time to learn. I have contemplated using something else many, many times. I have even contemplated rolling my own solution. But a CMS isn't something I'm really interested in building. I've never edited a single line of PHP for my blog, so the fact that it is built with PHP does not concern me. Sometimes people are surprised I choose to use WordPress instead of inventing something of my own in a programming language I'm passionate about. I always point out that if I did that I would not have time for anything else with the programming languages I enjoy.