Blogger : Code formatting support and Blogger

It would be difficult for someone like me - being a software developer - to eschew from writing technical blog. It is a best practice to share the code and give example wherever possible. I started blogging recently and as it appears, lack of ability to format the code is becoming a major hold up for me to document every day learning if not sharing.

I am more of switching from Wiki to Blogging - and hence this problem, but there seems to be a scope for development if one can do. I have been a big fan of wiki. I absolutely love how smart macros does it offer and do all the hard I hate it when it comes to writing some code and 'Ctrl + Shft + F' short cut doesn't work. How dependent I have become on the editors is a topic - not for today's blog.

Syntax highlight is a very basic feature - I would use it day in and day out. I don't get it on blogger! I have to go to some sites to covert the code to HTML first and then replace all the HTML tags to comply with the standards.

One more thing which I miss is excel macros in WiKi. It just doesn't get limited there. Wiki seems to offer a pluggable framework. I have seen people add their own macros for various applications.

Reference Material:
Some sites I have found while I re-searched this subject online are:

1. Java 2 Html tool converts java code into HTML and is available as online applet http://www.java2html.de/
2. Built on Java2Html but offers a way to covert esp. flex action script code in HTML with syntax highlight. http://keg.cs.uvic.ca/flexdevtips/java2html/
3. explains how to get formatting up and running on your blogger account http://codeblog.kello.se/2009/01/07/getting-code-formatting-with-syntax-highlighting-to-work-on-blogger/
4. If you want an HTML based tool - here is one for you. However, the flip side is that it cannot highlight the code - http://codeformatter.blogspot.com/2009/06/about-code-formatter.html
5. Something that I have read about but not tried - http://www.manoli.net/csharpformat/

Conclusion:
Blogger may not be an obvious choice of a technology geek! There are some basic features, I would like to see before I find it addictive!