Every morning I gift myself 90 mins to work on anything I desire. Sometimes I read interesting books (1, 2, 3, 4), other times I learn new skills (5, 6) but most times I work on programming projects.
For a long time now those programming projects have been Elm related. What can I say? I simply enjoy using Elm. I've tried to share my knowledge along the way by taking the time to reflect on what I've done and by writing about it from my perspective. On many occasions I just shared the work and put off sharing my thoughts about the work for so long that it became a chore to write about it.
Reflecting and writing about my programming selfishly helps me improve my software development skills. Writing in public forces me to think more deeply about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it such that it gives me a richer understanding of my craft. A positive side effect is that what I share could also potentially help others. Though, I try to temper my hubris and not fool myself into thinking that random people on the internet actually care about what I have to say.
Given that I sometimes don't share and write about my work as often as I'd like and that I think sharing and writing about my work helps myself and others, I've decided to start a new series on this blog called "Diary of an Elm Developer". It's a way for me to give myself permission to share more frequently about my Elm related excursions in an open and freer format.
I'm feeling excited about this new series. Stay tuned!
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