My Digital Garden

This is my Digital Garden. A living notebook of information, tips, and etc. I find useful to share with others. Many pages pages are unfinished and unpolished

What is a “Digital Garden”?

Programming Link to heading

I mostly try to write down things which would be useful to my friends and family learning to code. I would checkout the Learning to Code page to get started with my advice on that. It’s probably also worth just reviewing some tips on being productive, because staying focused and making progress is a huge part of learning to code on your own.

Some other good pages to look at are the generic programming and scripting pages. I haven’t really created pages per-language yet because I don’t think I had enough to justify them before.

As a programmer, it’s good to spend time learning about git, ssh, linux, and databases.

If you want a really cool way to manage your Operating System, dotfiles, and project environments you should checkout Nix and NixOS.

As a programmer you should absolutely pay attention to Ergonomics of your desk, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and various devices because it’s easy to get hurt otherwise.

Cloud and Infra Link to heading

Cloud is a big topic. I have a few pages about IaC, AWS, and security in the cloud, but just as relevant are the pages about backups, databases, and networking.

Outside the cloud I recommend checking out the self hosting and a comparison of various ways to host things online. You could realistically host everything you need at Home using a Mesh VPN like Tailscale instead of running it on the cloud or in a rented server.

There are also some other important pages like:

• Linux
• A comparison of different ways to host content
• SSH
• An explainer on what Static Websites are and why you might use one instead of a normal website
• A page on what “Zero Trust” is
• VPN which is basically a page explaining why to use Tailscale as a first choice and when that won’t work just use Wireguard itself.
• Nix is a great tool for making easy to deploy servers, VMs, and containers.

Stuff I’m Interested In Link to heading

• I wanted my Desktop to run NixOS, but sometimes I need Windows and running that from within a VM without restarting is something that makes that so much easier (these are my rough notes).
• Some notes on DDC/CI which allows you to control your monitor from software
  • I use this to switch monitor inputs between my work and personal machines without moving my hands from my keyboard or using a special KVM device.
• An explainer on USB and specifically USB-C
• A list of things I like to use
• Because I am in Miami I’m very interested in the topics of Climate and using less power more efficiently

Misc Notes and Tips Link to heading