Ezedin's Blog
A blog platform for publishing technical articles and tutorials
Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
Ezedin Fedlu (Dark horse)
Bloat
132/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
A live personal blog with a handful of technical articles and explainers, posted in a burst in late 2022 and once more in 2025. It is a working publishing site, but it has no product, no revenue model and nothing that is hard to copy. As a portfolio and learning journal it does its job; as a business it barely applies.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
A personal blog that serves as a portfolio and learning log. There is no product, no pricing and no paying user, so viability as a business is minimal.
12/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
The creator frames it as a place to publish their own content in an organised way, which makes it a personal publishing outlet, not a business.
“Hey, guys! I'm so excited to announce that I have developed my blog site and from now on I will be publishing my contents with more organized way. Here is my first one👇🏿 Simplifying Drag and Drop (Lists and Nested Lists) I always forget how to use any drag and drop library until I have to use it again. Currently, the one I've been working with is react-beautiful-dnd, the library created by At”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 1 Oct 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site navigation (About me, Services, Experience, Projects, Resume) points to a personal portfolio, with no pricing or payments found.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
Anyone can copy a blog of technical articles in a weekend. The only differentiator is the author's voice and explanations, which is not a defensible asset.
6/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
Sketch-based LINQ explanations are a nice teaching style, but the style is easy to imitate.
“LINQ explained with sketches This blog post will show a lot of LINQ functions broken down in smaller parts. It will always starts with a info graphic which then gets explained later. Read More join for more: @blackHorseCoder”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 18 Nov 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The page shows a plain personal site with no accounts, API or proprietary data.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
Seven posts over about 32 months, with updates in only 4 of them: six posts between October and December 2022, then one in May 2025. Nothing has shipped for over 500 days, so momentum is low.
13/100
- Sustained shipping12/60
Worked on across 32 months.
- Consistency1/40
Updates in 4 of 32 months.
- Quiet
No update for 520 days — scaled to 20%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“Hey, guys! I'm so excited to announce that I have developed my blog site and from now on I will be publishing my contents with more organized way. Here is my first one👇🏿 Simplifying Drag and Drop (Lists and Nested Lists) I always forget how to use any drag and drop library until I have to use it again. Currently, the one I've been working with is react-beautiful-dnd, the library created by At”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 1 Oct 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“Many new web developers lack a basic understanding of how DNS works. I’ve put together a brief explanation—please take a look and let me know if I’ve missed anything. Read it here”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 5 May 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A working blog is live on its own domain over HTTPS, with several published articles. It is a content site with no accounts, docs, API or status page, so there is little operational infrastructure.
63/100
- It's live20/20
https://blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
- Real product25/35
A working, live blog with several published articles, but it is a thin content site with no application functionality beyond reading.
- Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (blog.ezedinfedlu.com).
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2025-05-05.
- Operations3/15
The snapshot shows no accounts, docs, API or status page. The only extra is a companion Telegram channel, which is not a second platform for the product itself.
Receipts (5)
https://blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
The article page is live over HTTPS on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
A newer article on DNS resolution is still published on the same site in 2025, so the site works.
“Many new web developers lack a basic understanding of how DNS works. I’ve put together a brief explanation—please take a look and let me know if I’ve missed anything. Read it here”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 5 May 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The crawler facts show accounts, docs and status_page all false.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
The author points readers to a Telegram channel, a light second distribution channel.
“LINQ explained with sketches This blog post will show a lot of LINQ functions broken down in smaller parts. It will always starts with a info graphic which then gets explained later. Read More join for more: @blackHorseCoder”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 18 Nov 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
Distribution comes only from the author's own channel, there is no revenue or pricing, and the site has no privacy policy or terms. Commitment is limited to occasional writing, so as a business it has no clear path to sustaining itself.
38/100
- Distribution25/30
A web app on its own domain.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No posts mention customers, payments or revenue, and the crawler found no payment provider or pricing.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support8/8
A way to reach support.
- Commitment5/20
The author maintains a dedicated Telegram channel for the content and returned to publish again in 2025. Output has been sporadic, with no team, roadmap or funding.
Receipts (4)
A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
The crawler found no payments, prices or pricing page.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · blog.ezedinfedlu.com/Simplifying-Drag-and-Drop-Lists-and-Nested-Lists-7884c02b5b3946e2a5d448c9c21e8da8 (opens in a new tab)
The author invites readers to a dedicated channel, @blackHorseCoder.
“The Importance of Patience in Achieving Our Goals Patience is key to success - trust the process and stay focused on your long-term vision The blog can be found here. Please join me for more @blackHorseCoder”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 14 Dec 2022 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A new article after a gap of about two and a half years shows the blog was not abandoned.
“Many new web developers lack a basic understanding of how DNS works. I’ve put together a brief explanation—please take a look and let me know if I’ve missed anything. Read it here”
Post · @D4RKH0R5E · 5 May 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)