Introduction to Common Threads#

I consume a lot of content¹, primarily books, blogs, and podcasts, about software engineering. I think about all of it often and try to implement some of the concepts into my workplace.

As I spend more time thinking about the ideas I’ve been exposed to, I’ve begun to notice some commonalities between them. I’d like to crystallize these observations in a series I’m calling “Common Threads”.² This is partly to compile and share information but mostly to help me keep track of things and be able to reference it in the future.

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How to self-host Tiny Tiny RSS with Docker Compose#

Get a server#

There are a lot of options for where you host your instance: a Raspberry Pi, an old laptop, a VPS, NearlyFreeSpeech, etc. I trust you to make that decision for yourself based on your needs, technical ability, and financial situation.

I chose to go with an AWS EC2 instance purely because I am familiar with the platform through work and already had an account set up for some personal projects. I am considering switching over to NearlyFreeSpeech in the future, but for now this works.

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Why start a blog?#

I’m starting this blog partly to become a better writer and communicator. I have so many ideas rumbling around in my head. The only way I’ve found to make them cohesive is to write them down.

I use Obsidian for all my notes. So I could just use it as a journal and only write to myself. There is absolutely value in personal writing.

I don’t want to just write for myself though. I’d like to share my ideas out loud. I left almost all social media¹ in 2020. It’s hard to recreate the feeling of blasting out half baked ideas into tweets without Twitter.² I have no desire to go back, but I do wish to release my thoughts somewhere besides my poor partner’s ears.³

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