π Blog Analytics & Insights
A deep dive into 13 years of writing, learning, and growth
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87
Total Posts
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31,444
Total Words
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160 mins
Reading Time
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361
Avg Words/Post
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13
Writing Years
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7
Posts/Year
π Career Evolution Through Writing
2013
Started professional career
2015
First blog about coding passion
2018
Leadership reflections emerge
2019
Infrastructure and tooling focus
2021
Mentoring and growth themes
2024
Principal Engineer evolution
π― Interesting Trivia
π Started coding at age 10 with IBM PC and LOGO
πΈ Learned guitar alongside his kid in 2024
πΆββοΈ Walks 5-6km daily as part of work-life balance
π From college affordability to music lessons - full circle moment
π§ Advocates for minimalist tooling - Vim over IDEs
π Has worked across 3+ time zones seamlessly
π 12-year journey from startup employee to Principal Engineer
π― Influenced 50% of Dutch schools through platform work
π Posts by Year
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Principal Engineer evolution
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Infrastructure and tooling focus
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Leadership reflections emerge
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First blog about coding passion
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Started professional career
π‘ Quick Insights
π₯ Most Active:
2025 (21 posts)
2025 (21 posts)
π
Productive Month:
March (14 posts)
March (14 posts)
π Post Lengths:
0 - 1659 words
0 - 1659 words
β‘ Total Reading:
3 hours of content
3 hours of content
π οΈ Technology Evolution Journey
Early Years (2013-2015)
JavaScriptPythonDjango
Growth Phase (2016-2018)
ReactDevOpsLeadership
Expertise Era (2019-2021)
GoInfrastructureMentoring
Principal Phase (2022-2024)
TypeScriptArchitectureStrategy
π·οΈ Most Written About Topics
β Featured Posts
Books on My Desk
June 7, 2025
Future of Error Handling in Go Notes
June 5, 2025
Redis Creator's Code Philosophy: 10 Programming Principles from Antirez
May 9, 2025
Balancing AI Tools in Development: A Practical Workflow Guide
May 7, 2025
Natural Coder
April 2, 2025
2024 in Review
January 11, 2025
Remote Work Success Guide: 7 Years of Practical Experience and Best Practices
March 26, 2020
A Somewhat Sane Guide for Software Development
February 6, 2020
Influential Programmers: A Personal Tribute to 10 Open Source Leaders
January 23, 2020
The Minimalist Developer: Maximizing Productivity with Fewer Tools
March 6, 2019
Integrating React with Django CMS: Solving Content Refresh Challenges
May 24, 2018