Hello world!
Between a thousand commitments, unforeseen events, and adventures, I've never thought about starting to write online.
Maybe it's the embarrassment of unknown people reading my thoughts, or the fear of not having a clue how to code a website, or the uncertainty of not knowing exactly what to write.
Over the past few months, since late September, I've come across a community of creatives who aren't afraid to show off, to learn, think, and create in public. Among all, I bumped into a series of blogs that made me reflect on what it means to be present online, with heart and mind, in the 20s of this century.
I can't help but mention Alex West's blog, which feels more like a pirate's travelogue, as well as Ben Stoke's, where you sense how you should run after your ideas to get a MVP, instead of leaving them abandoned in a drawer for years before rediscovering them.
Observing and studying, I noticed similar qualities that can tell me more about the context in which these blogs were created, and most probably about myself.
The first thing that strikes me is that these are daily blogs, or journals, always at the fingertips of their creator. In these the most relevant events (of a project, an adventure, or a life) are minutely reported. Yet not for an anonymous audience, hungry for tips or quick answers, but for yourself. To return, once more, to the origins of how it all began. And for those who, out of curiosity, want to find out the origins of who you are today.
The second is that they are both developers. They know what they do and what they write. This is a recurring quality among the authors of blogs that I have saved or subscribed to. All of them are developers who enjoy their digital projects in their spare time. Something I didn't care about for a long time, given my different background and interests.
The third is how, even though they are developers, their creative adventures are developed within a context that is that of no-code, the new trend in SaaS that allows anyone, without a coding base, to create in the digital world and give vent to their creative passions.
And it is in the wake of this trend that I have given myself permission to act in the virtual space, and to create something personal, in which I can feel participant, owner, and responsible.
