Ask HN: Is Content Management a solved problem?

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17 years ago

As part of one of my hacking for fun projects, I decided to take on the task of building a lightweight CMS for Ruby on Rails. It's more of an exercise to stretch myself beyond my current experience than anything else.

As I started doing research and building it out, I realized how many CMSs exist out in the wild today[1]. I also determined that this is a project that doesn't scratch my own itch, which makes me nervous about making design decisions.

None of these things will deter me from finishing my project, but some of them may deter me from publicly releasing it.

What does Hacker News think about content management? Is it a flawed system needing radical rethinking, or is it merely a landscape littered with half-baked options? Any reflections on having non-technical people update dynamic content would be appreciated.

[1] -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems

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