A Long-Planned Project Finally Begins

For a long time, I’ve been planning to launch this blog. Like many projects, it lived in my notes, in half-finished drafts, and in “someday” folders on my computer. Other priorities always came first: client work, ongoing development tasks, or the daily churn of life. But now, I’ve carved out the time to finally make it happen.

This blog is not just an isolated idea—it’s part of a bigger vision that connects directly with my tools website. The two projects go hand in hand: the website provides practical tools, and this blog will provide the insights, context, and stories behind them. Together, they form a platform where I can share not only what I build, but how and why I build it.

This first entry is my chance to outline what’s coming, what to expect, and why I believe it will be worth your time to follow along.

Why This Blog, and Why Now?

Every developer has more ideas than time. Some ideas fade, others grow stronger the longer you hold on to them. This blog falls into the second category.

For years, I’ve been collecting notes, documenting small discoveries, and wishing I had a place to share them publicly. I’ve also seen how much value I get from others who write about their process—whether that’s a deep dive into a niche technology, a quick fix for an obscure bug, or a founder openly sharing lessons learned.

I knew I wanted to create something similar: a space where I can share openly, without the polish of marketing copy or the limitations of short-form social posts.

The missing piece was always time. Projects pile up, and writing often gets pushed aside. But now, with the tools website live and my schedule aligned, I have the opportunity—and the motivation—to finally launch this project.

How the Blog Fits With the Tools Website

The tools website is a growing hub of small but useful resources. Each tool solves a specific problem: generating IDs, parsing data, checking SEO structures, and more. These tools are designed to be fast, simple, and free to use.

But tools don’t tell the whole story.

Behind every tool, there’s:

• A reason why it exists.
• A technical challenge that had to be solved.
• A decision about scope, trade-offs, or design.

This blog is where I can pull back the curtain. If you’ve ever used a tool and wondered, “How was this built?” or “Why does it work this way?”—this is where I’ll explain.

In that sense, the blog and the tools website aren’t separate. They’re two sides of the same project: one delivers solutions, the other delivers the story and learning behind them.

What You Can Expect Here

I don’t want this blog to become a dumping ground of random thoughts. Instead, I’ve structured it into a few clear categories of content.

1. Tech-Related Articles

This will be the bread and butter of the blog. Posts in this category will explore technologies I use in my projects:

• Web development: PHP, Astro, Tailwind CSS, Blazor, gRPC.
• Infrastructure: Docker Compose setups, reverse proxies, multi-tenant hosting.
• Databases: MariaDB, schema design, handling scale.
• Automation: Scripts, workflows, CI/CD pipelines.

Each article will aim to provide practical insights—something you can take away and use in your own work. I’m not writing theory for the sake of theory. I’m writing about code I run, problems I solve, and setups I use daily.

2. Deep Dive Tutorials

Sometimes a quick article isn’t enough. Some topics deserve a full walkthrough—step by step, from concept to implementation.

Deep dives will cover things like:

• Building a Dockerized development environment without overcomplicating it.
• Implementing authentication flows securely in small projects.
• Structuring multi-language websites for SEO.
• Designing a scalable backup architecture with gRPC streaming.

These tutorials will be longer, detailed, and practical. The kind of resource I wish I had when I first tackled those problems.

3. Quick Updates

Not every post has to be long. Sometimes I just want to share a short note:

• A bug I fixed today.
• A productivity trick that saved me an hour.
• A small improvement I made to a tool.

These posts will be quick to write and quick to read—but still valuable. Think of them as “developer notes,” snapshots of the process in motion.

4. Changelogs for the Tools Website

The tools website will continue to evolve, and I want the changes to be transparent.

Instead of hiding updates in a Git commit history or a tucked-away changelog file, I’ll publish them here. That way, anyone using the tools can stay up to date on:

• New features added.
• UI improvements.
• Bug fixes.
• Roadmap decisions.

This also keeps me accountable. By writing about updates publicly, I’m committing to maintaining the tools and communicating clearly about progress.

Why Write Publicly?

You might ask: why not just keep notes privately?

The answer is simple: writing publicly creates accountability and community.

When I write something for others to read, I take it more seriously. I think more carefully about the solution, the reasoning, and the explanation. It makes me a better developer and entrepreneur.

At the same time, it creates connection. By sharing my process, I can help others who are on similar paths—and I can learn from the feedback and discussions that follow.

There’s also a business angle: transparency builds trust. Whether you’re a user of the tools website, a collaborator, or a potential client, this blog shows how I think, work, and solve problems. It’s an open record of the journey.

Ideas I’m Excited to Explore

To give you a taste of what’s coming, here are some article ideas I already have in my drafts:

• “From Idea to Tool: How I Built the UUID Generator”
• “Docker Without the Pain: My Minimal Setup”
• “Why I Stopped Using Comments for Suppression in Roslyn Analyzers”
• “Scaling Backups with gRPC Streaming: Lessons Learned”
• “SEO for Multi-Language Websites: What Actually Matters”
• “What I Learned While Migrating From PHP to .NET (and Back Again)”

Some will be short, others long. Some highly technical, others more reflective. Together, they’ll form a living record of the project and its evolution.

A Note on Consistency

One of the hardest parts of blogging is consistency. Ideas are easy, execution is hard.

I won’t promise daily posts or rigid schedules. What I will promise is this: I’ll publish regularly, and I’ll focus on quality over quantity. Some weeks that might mean a deep tutorial. Other weeks, just a quick update. The goal is steady progress, not burnout.

The Road Ahead

This blog marks the beginning of a new chapter for me. It’s the start of turning long-planned ideas into reality.

With the tools website as the practical front-end and this blog as the behind-the-scenes narrative, I believe I’m creating something greater than the sum of its parts. A place where tools meet ideas, where problems meet solutions, and where development is documented openly.

If you’ve read this far, thank you. I hope you’ll stick around for what comes next. Subscribe, bookmark, or just drop by once in a while—I’ll be here, writing, building, and sharing the journey.

Here’s to the start of something I should have begun long ago. Better late than never. Let’s build.