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I think a big reason for people looking at GoBlog, but even when interested, not using it, is because the documentation is so bad. Almost nothing is documented; the README is just a link to the docs page, and the blog is out-of-date. Every time someone is contacting me about GoBlog, it’s because they have questions a good documentation should be able to answer.

Writing documentation is a tedious task, something I always prioritized below implementing new features and ideas. Nothing is wrong with that approach, as it’s a hobby project after all, but it destroys the potential of GoBlog as a simple blogging platform everyone can put on a server and start blogging with it. And it also prevents people from actually contributing to the project.

Due to some changes at work, I only do paid work for 36 hours per week for now, so I have 4 hours left to work on my own projects, improve them, and maybe learn new things and tools along the way. ☺️ Next to improving GoBlog’s documentation, I will also use it to get more familiar with Angular and Spring Boot.

This post should act like some public commitment to hold me accountable for. 😅

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At the beginning of the month, I had actually planned to go on a bike ride from Goslar in the Harz Mountains, along the Oker River, all the way home. Well, eventually, I only rode a few kilometers before I fell and had to go to the emergency room in the evening to have my hand, which was quite swollen, X-rayed. It was my first time in the hospital for my own treatment. Fortunately, nothing was broken, and I didn’t need any further treatment. Just a few days of keeping my hand still, cooling it a lot, and waiting. The bike is currently still in the repair shop, but only the brake was damaged.

The following week also saw another first: we were audience members at a TV show. In Hamburg, we were guests at the satire show extra 3. It was a Christmas present from my fiancé for 2023 and an excellent idea. It was really exciting to take a look behind the scenes of our favorite satire show! Since we were already in the north, we took the opportunity to visit my grandmother as well.

Later in the month, we had a few appointments to view potential wedding venues and finally found a beautiful and not too expensive location that suits us for next year. Now we can continue with the rest of the planning…

Professionally, my commitment and my personal and professional development have finally been officially recognized, and I am now officially no longer a junior. Titles are just smoke and mirrors; ultimately, it’s mainly about money, but the promotion was long overdue in my opinion. Especially since I always stand in for the lead developer when he is absent and am also a central point of contact in other matters.

I continued to optimize the Wi-Fi in my apartment and have now hopefully found the final setup, with a 5G modem, OpenWRT router, and a new mesh Wi-Fi set as access points. So far, it’s working great, with occasional minor adjustments to the settings. Maybe a little cumbersome with a total of four devices, but it’s also fun!

Other than that, I rediscovered n8n and automated a few small tasks and extended my Komoot export script, which led to some comments and email conversations. It’s always exciting to find out who reads my blog. 😄

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