This website
Tracking my build projects and keeping a notebook of what I'm learning
build.ripplet.org/ ↗Description
Key features include:
- Project list to provide an overview and sense of prioritization
- Project detail pages as documentation of what I’m building
- Notebook to post updates and links that I might want to refer to later
- About page
- Connect page because I want to be connecting with peers on this journey
Intent
To have a “basecamp” that I can return to along this crazy ride.
In the future, it could be interesting to package everything up so that it could be set up as a [Project portfolio + Blog] on any subject.
What it looks like
What I’m learning
- I like static site generators… they work like I expect things to work, and I’ve gotten used to editing and pushing markdown files from the text editor. No need for a CMS.
- Using this site is helping me get clearer about what I want to do with it, and being able to tweak the data model and templates as that happens is aiding the process. Hoorah for building your own tools.
- Deciding what not to build is part of the game. There have been a few times when I worked on a new feature or style, then rolled it back because the signal to noise ratio didn’t feel right… I’ll realize it was a passing fancy and I just needed to get it out of my system!