Hello, World! 👋

Welcome to my corner of the internet! This is the inaugural post of what I hope will be a long-running series of technical writing, project showcases, and occasional musings about software development.

Why Start a Blog?

I've been putting this off for years. Like many developers, I've had the classic excuses:

• "I don't have anything interesting to say"
• "Everything has already been written about"
• "I'll start when I have more time"

But here's the thing: writing is thinking. The act of explaining something forces you to understand it deeply. Plus, future-me will thank present-me for documenting solutions to tricky problems.

What to Expect

This blog will primarily focus on:

• Web development - Frontend, backend, and everything in between
• Python - My go-to language for scripting and data work
• DevOps - Docker, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Project showcases - Deep dives into things I'm building

I'm not aiming for viral posts or massive traffic. This is more of a digital garden—a place to cultivate ideas and share what I'm learning.

The Tech Stack

Since this is a technical blog, you might be curious about what powers it:

[site]
generator = "Zola"
theme = "Terminus"
hosting = "Self-hosted"
deployment = "Docker + GitHub Actions"

I chose Zola because:

1. Speed - It's written in Rust and blazingly fast
2. Simplicity - No JavaScript build tools or complex dependencies
3. Markdown - Write in plain text, no database needed
4. Single binary - Easy to install and deploy

The Terminus theme gives it that retro terminal aesthetic I love, and the whole thing deploys automatically via GitHub Actions whenever I push new content.

A Quick Code Example

Since this is a dev blog, here's the obligatory "Hello, World!" in a few languages:

# Python
print("Hello, World!")

// Rust
fn main() {
    println!("Hello, World!");
}

// JavaScript
console.log("Hello, World!");

// Go
package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}

Simple, but it never gets old.

What's Next?

I've got a backlog of post ideas already:

• Building a web scraper with Python (async edition)
• Setting up a self-hosted CI/CD pipeline
• My favorite VS Code extensions for 2024
• Debugging production issues: war stories

Stay tuned for more content. I'm planning to publish at least twice a month, though we'll see how that goes once reality sets in.

Thanks for reading! Here's to new beginnings and the journey ahead. 🚀