Welcome to the genesis of something new! This website represents a significant evolution from my previous purely HTML+CSS+JS setup. What you’re seeing now is the result of diving deep into the world of Hakyll and Haskell – a journey that has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding.

Why the Remake?

The decision to rebuild this site wasn’t just about wanting something fresh. It was driven by a genuine curiosity about how professional websites are generated and deployed in production environments. My old site, while functional, was manually crafted HTML that became increasingly difficult to maintain as content grew. Every new post meant copying templates, manually updating navigation, and ensuring consistency across pages – a process that was both time-consuming and error-prone.

Enter Hakyll, a static site generator written in Haskell that promised to solve these exact problems while teaching me about functional programming paradigms along the way.

The Learning Journey

This transition has been more than just a technical upgrade; it’s been an educational adventure. By choosing Hakyll, I’ve forced myself to:

• Understand Haskell fundamentals – monads, pure functions, and type safety
• Learn static site generation principles – how content flows from source to production
• Explore modern deployment workflows – automated builds, version control integration, and continuous deployment
• Appreciate functional programming – the elegance of immutable data and composable functions

The beauty of Hakyll lies not just in its power, but in how it encourages you to think differently about content management and site architecture. Every template, every rule, every transformation is expressed as pure functions that are predictable, testable, and maintainable.

What to Expect from This Blog

Now that the foundation is solid, I’m excited to share what’s coming next. This blog will serve as my digital notebook and a platform to explore various topics that fascinate me:

🔧 Programming Deep-Dives

• C# Development – From enterprise patterns to modern language features, exploring the .NET ecosystem
• Haskell Adventures – Sharing my ongoing journey with functional programming, practical applications, and theoretical concepts
• Comparative Programming – How different paradigms solve similar problems, when to use what

💻 Technology Reviews

• Hardware Insights – In-depth reviews of development machines, peripherals, and the tools that make coding a joy
• Software Evaluations – IDE comparisons, library reviews, and tool recommendations
• Development Environment Setups – Optimizing workflows for maximum productivity

🐧 Linux Chronicles

• Distribution Spotlights – Exploring different Linux flavors and their unique strengths
• System Administration – Server setup, automation, and maintenance insights
• Open Source News – Keeping up with the rapidly evolving world of free and open source software

🎯 Personal Reflections

• Learning Experiences – Mistakes made, lessons learned, and knowledge gained
• Industry Observations – Thoughts on where technology is headed and what it means for developers
• Life Balance – Managing the intersection of technology passion and personal well-being

The Technical Stack

For those curious about the implementation, this site is built using:

• Hakyll for static site generation
• Haskell as the underlying language
• Markdown for content authoring
• GitHub Actions for automated deployment
• Custom CSS inspired by the clean aesthetics of haskell.org

The entire source code is version-controlled, meaning every change, every post, and every improvement is tracked and can be rolled back if needed. This approach brings the same reliability principles we use in software development to content management.

Looking Forward

This first post marks the beginning of what I hope will become a valuable resource – both for myself as a learning log and for others who might find these explorations useful. The beauty of starting fresh is the opportunity to establish good habits from day one: regular posting, quality over quantity, and always including practical examples alongside theoretical discussions.

I’m particularly excited about documenting my Haskell learning journey in real-time. Too often, tutorial content is written by experts who have forgotten what it’s like to struggle with basic concepts. By sharing my learning process as it happens, complete with mistakes and “aha!” moments, I hope to create content that’s genuinely helpful for fellow learners.

Join the Conversation

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading! I believe the best blogs are conversations, not monologues. Whether you want to share your own experiences with Hakyll, discuss C# best practices, recommend Linux distributions, or simply say hello, I’d love to hear from you.

Feel free to reach out through the contact page or engage with any of the content as it evolves. After all, the best learning happens when we learn together.

Here’s to new beginnings, continuous learning, and the exciting journey ahead!

This post was written in Markdown, processed by Hakyll, and deployed automatically – a perfect example of the modern, streamlined workflow this new setup enables.