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I am continually cognizant of how many personal blogs I encounter that help me learn something I am curious about or solve a niche bug with which I have been struggling. I like to publish things I learn as I go to contribute back; if someone finds what I have written useful, I'm thrilled!

One thing at which I am trying to improve is to document personal coding challenges _as I go_ rather than documenting a finished state. I find it easier to write about something after it is complete rather than in the "messy middle" when I'm trying to come toward a solution. I'm trying to reflect more on the notion that documenting paths that one explored that went nowhere may be equally as valuable as the paths that went somewhere.

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