November 24, 2022

Commiting for the Next 3 Month

I've been trying to focus on working on side-projects lately, but I did not have any specific project in mind. I was bouncing between learning, first steps in projects, and resting. I want to get more focused, and because of that, I am writing what I want to focus on for the next 3 months. Mostly, I want to learn and make something that would solve one of my own issues. Read more

November 11, 2022

What I Am Interested About

In my previous post, I urged you to start by writing on topics you are interested about. I will be doing the same. My goal is to learn about some new topics, mostly tech related, and be able to teach them. Here is a small list of what I want to be writing about Introduction to Rust for web development Introduction to Elm Creating a web appliation with Rust and Elm Coding patterns Making Rust builds faster Making your personal website with Rust What I learn reading SICP There probably are a lot already written on the topic, which is ok. Read more

November 11, 2022

You don't need to start with a niche

For the last few years, I've been trying to find a topic to actually work on to develop a side project. I had quite a few ideas, but always got stuck on the "find people and understand their needs part", because I did not know people in the domain to talk to, nor could I find those people online. You need a way to get people to discover you. Read more

April 12, 2022

Focus, and how to find it

In my life, I have often been spread way too thin between multiple ideas, projects, or just stuff I want to do. Because of that, I always have done less than what I am capable of doing. In his talk, Hammock Driven Development, Rich Hickey starts by posing a series though provoking question: When was the last time you thought hard about something for An hour ? Read more

November 6, 2020

Creating the Seed

I started working on quite a few different projects in the past, whether in my personal or professional life, and the beginning often felt overwhelming. I did not know enough, or did not have a specific enough idea. There were too many moving parts. Pick your poison. I noticed over the years that this feeling came from taking on too much at once. When you don’t even know where to start, and think about too many things at once, your brain just stops. Read more

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