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One thing I've noticed working on hyblog is that I have a tendency to overcomplicate things. Having to start from scratch has made me look at the way I design certain aspects and the lessons learnt here can be taken back to (b)log-In to simplify them a little. It won't make a huge difference (the site has become so much more than a blog) but I welcome any improvements that can be made.

One example is the inclusion of unnecessary namespaces in RSS feeds. Having taken a lot of cues from my time on WordPress I included things that don't really need to be there. Cutting them out feels good.

But it helps when you don't make silly mistakes. 🤦‍♂️

It's nice when someone finds code you wrote nearly 6 years ago and puts it to good use, especially when it is in a different context to why it was created.

It's even better when they reach out and say thanks.

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