A blog about programming and nature https://carlovan.github.io/ <p>Hello everyone!<br /> I want to leverage the first post ever on this blog to detail its goals and motivations. I’m laying down the foundations for future posts.</p> <p>I expect them to change over time, to reflect my interests and priorities.</p> <h2 id="become-a-better-writer">Become a better writer</h2> <p>Primarily, this blog is going to be an excuse to write more. I want to improve my style, broaden my vocabulary and get used to writing. I realize more and more how important this skill is in my daily life.<br /> On the one hand, it allows me to communicate with others more effectively in both formal and informal situations. It’s not just about the <strong>content</strong> of my documents, e-mails, chat messages, etc; the <strong>style</strong> I use plays a big role in others’ perception of me and what I’m communicating.<br /> On the other hand, writing forces me to choose the right words and form meaningful sentences to express my thoughts precisely. I have to reflect to deeply <strong>understand</strong> them, thus increasing awareness and thinking clearer. All of this is likely what makes writing difficult – it requires bringing order to the natural chaos of thoughts, which takes effort and time.</p> <h2 id="experiment-with-software-tools">Experiment with software tools</h2> <p>As a developer, I love to learn new tools and experiment with them. In this case, I am working mainly with Jekyll and Jenkins, but also other secondary things to self-host this blog. I am pretty sure this experience will come in handy at some point, but regardless it will be a lot of fun.</p> <h2 id="have-a-personal-journal">Have a personal journal</h2> <p>I plan to publish articles about what I am passionate about, what I learn, my opinions, and my experiments. I am interested to see how all these things change and evolve over time. It will also become a repository for what I do, to be able to reuse, in the future, the knowledge I have now.</p> <h2 id="so-why-is-this-a-blog-thinking">So… Why is this a blog? :thinking:</h2> <p>I know, why isn’t this “blog” private? Knowing that someone is probably going to read what I write pushes me to put more effort into it to achieve higher quality. I also hope something of what I do will be able to somebody else. Maybe just to have a different point of view, or to have some kind of reference.</p> <p>Perhaps I will close the blog at some point, depending on how it is going to evolve.<br /> Only time will tell.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200 https://carlovan.github.io/2022/04/22/about-this-blog/ https://carlovan.github.io/2022/04/22/about-this-blog/