Taking notes

I started this idea at the end of 2022. There are so many interesting articles, blog posts, and people showcasing what they build, but it’s simply too much to consume it all at once.  So I wondered: what if I had a good way to collect all of this and make it easy to revisit whenever I want?

 

Over time, that idea grew into this site — a personal collection of links (which I call notes) covering all kinds of topics that I, as a web developer, find interesting.

 

Just recently, I came across this YouTube video that made everything click. From that moment on, it became clear to me that I’ve been building a digital garden all along.

 

You can read more about the technical journey behind this digital garden on “What’s behind all this”

 

What do i listen to

podcast

Below you find some of my favourite podcasts, including links (which i just load in VLC player)

Game Dev Field Guide

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:787900348/sounds.rss

13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II

https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xttx2.rss

Bureau Buitenland (dutch)

https://podcast.npo.nl/feed/bureau-buitenland.xml

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

https://rss.pdrl.fm/2d4b16/feeds.simplecast.com/_IjaDYAj

The Fall of Rome Podcast

https://rss.art19.com/the-fall-of-rome-podcast

Tides of History

https://rss.art19.com/tides-of-history

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