Make it public

I have been thinking a lot, in a clearly disorganized way, on how to compile and curate all the small learnings, tips and insights I’ve been gathering throughout my programming career. I’ve used countless tools. I’ve even used apps that, little did I know, would die out in a span of just two or three years. However, yesterday, while lazing on a Sunday afternoon on the Argentine coast, it hit me that I should just bundle them all together in one place and make it public.

My main concern about doing this, because this is not something that I haven’t thought about before, is that everything I have to write about is already 100% available elsewhere; it’s nothing new under the sun. This issue brought my blog writing to a halt: Am I bringing something interesting and new to the table? NO. Can anyone find this information elsewhere? Totally. So … why undertake this endeavor? Well, I found a raison de etre and, much to my chagrin, maybe it’s because I’ve started to get into my 100% adult phase. Maybe.

I need to practice my English. Learning languages, by my own uninvestigated, untrustworthy and unquestionably whimsical knowledge, is based on four simple pillars; reading, writing, listening and talking. So I need a place to write something and this is a good opportunity. It rings all the bells, because I have a place to write about topics related to the vocabulary, expressions, and dynamics I’m most interested in leaning into.

I have some knowledge. I’m pretty sure it’s not so fancy, but think in this way; between having all this knowledge in notes, Feedly archives, Karakeep, Simplenotes, or just in my head, I think it’s so much better to just give it some form and publish it on the internet. It’s just like the old days when blogs were starting. Do you feel the romantic vibe?

So, what is all this about? I will start saving every lesson I have learned, every piece of programming and related topics I have and every new insight that appears into this humble and probably unread blog. I will start remembering old good lessons and of course, bring new ones, and, if by any chance you are reading this, I just hope it helps :D