Why keep a personal site? Why not just write on social media?
Personal sites offer a valuable space for self-expression and growth, distinct though not a social-media replacement. The process to publish is as simple as I could make it, leaving more room to think in long-form and do.
I hope for discoveries and personal growth - this is my space to be curious, intentional, and hit publish.
External brain
I write to think, remember, explain to myself and others - in other words learn in public.
How to read my site
You can:
- Browse the Tags topics
- Go to Posts to read the latest ones
- Dive into the Archives to view all posts in a timeline
About this site
What you read here are thoughts from my learning journey.
When I want to reflect on a topic or write an article, I go through my notes and link them together. Often, I find that the links between notes stimulates further connections and associations. The virtuous cycle continues in this process, driven by my wandering curiosity.
About me
I’m Clem. I’ve worked in different fields but my found that my ‘home’ in programming.
In 2020, wanting automate tasks, I started to learn to code with Learn Python the Hard Way - an excellent intro to the command line and object-oriented programming. I fondly remember creating a mad text adventure game and giggling the whole time. It was then I got hooked.
From there I kept self-teaching Python and enrolled in a coding bootcamp to accelerate my journey to Software Engineering. I made the jump and have been working as a full-time Software Engineer since 2022.
I’m the type of developer that’s never done - learning through personal projects, illuminating my known unknowns as well as the topics of the day. Once work over, I open my own laptop and keep going on projects. My posts leave a trail of what’s im my head.
Why take notes
“Your professional success and quality of life depend directly on your ability to manage information effectively.”
Tiago Forte, Building A Second Brain
These days we consume vasts amount of information and way more than I can remember. Managing the input, retention and use of this information is thus our responsibility. Writing my thoughts helps to better understand topics as it forces me to clarify them.
I publish some of my notes in the hope they can be helpful to others.
Code
If you’re curious about the writing and publishing process of this blog, see this note
You can find the source code of the blog at github.com/ClemSK/csk-dev