Why did I start blogging and why you should too?
Introducing myself
First of all, thanks to everyone for your continuous support. Before I start this exciting journey, let me introduce myself.
👋 Hi! I am Marvin John Salazar. I'm a full-stack web developer 🕸️, who is passionate about web technologies and building things with code. The world of World Wide Web 🌐 has always fascinated me for a very long time. I also love tinkering with sensors and micro-controllers. Besides web development and other programming stuff, I love reading books, playing with my cats, listening to podcasts, and learning new things every single day.
Why did I start blogging?
Well, the purpose of this blog is pretty simple. I always believed in the philosophy of learn-apply-share. So this blog is all about my learning and experiences. Right now, I am in my learning phase, and I think this process of documenting my journey from the beginning is really going to help me learn and grow.
But wait, I am not an expert! So what? I think waiting "till the time is perfect" or "until you become an expert" is a waste of time. The best advice I ever received was:
You Will Never Be Ready. Do It Anyway!
And we all can contribute with what we know today. It doesn't have to be a big thing. We can start small. I guess this way I can see things from a fresh perspective.
Here are the top 3 reasons why I started this blog.
1. ✍ Documenting my journey
To be honest, I am writing this for myself. These are my notes. If I feel like writing about a topic, I will go for it! I want to document everything I learn.
2. 👨🏫 Learn by explaining
The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another. -Richard Feynman
It is obvious that one has to do a lot of research in the process of writing a blog, and by doing so, I am going to learn a lot of things by studying different topics in depth.
3. 🚀 Giving back to the community
We have some awesome people in the dev industry who are always ready to help and contribute. Their existence is a gift to the community. So this is also my chance to give back to the community that helped me get started, a place I am proud to be part of.
🤩 So I am very excited and looking forward to learning and writing some interesting posts here.
Currently, a lot of 🕸️ web apps that are built behave more like mobile 📱 apps and show real-time data. In the near future, the web is going to be a huge setup that will link most of the IoT devices together.
I will keep writing about the things I learned and applied. And you can connect with me on Facebook, Github or Linkedin. Also, subscribe to my newsletter and stay up-to-date with my latest blog posts.
🐺 Happy learning!