Starting My Digital Garden
Instead of creating yet another chronological blog, I’ve decided to structure this site as a “digital garden” - a place where ideas grow and evolve over time.
What is a Digital Garden?
A digital garden is a collection of notes, articles, and resources that aren’t organized strictly by date, but rather by topic and interconnectedness. Unlike traditional blogs where posts are published once and rarely updated, digital gardens embrace the idea of continuous growth and refinement.
Key characteristics of digital gardens include:
- Living documents: Content is regularly revisited and updated as my understanding evolves
- Non-linear: Ideas are interconnected through links rather than presented in strict chronology
- Varying levels of completion: Some notes are polished essays, others are rough sketches of ideas
- Learning in public: Sharing my learning process, not just the finished product
Why a Digital Garden?
The digital garden approach aligns perfectly with how I learn about and work with technology:
- Technology evolves: My guides and tutorials will evolve alongside the technologies they describe
- Connection between concepts: Infrastructure, automation, and deployment are deeply interconnected
- Continuous improvement: I can revisit and enhance articles as I discover better approaches
- Lower barrier to publishing: I can share work-in-progress ideas without waiting for “perfection”
How This Works
On this site, you’ll find:
- Posts: Longer-form articles that explain concepts, provide tutorials, or share insights
- Configurations: Specific configuration guides and setup instructions
- Projects: Documentation of my homelab and technical projects
Content will be interconnected through links and the visualization graph on the homepage. Every post has a “Last Updated” date so you can see how recently the information was reviewed.
A Note on “Maturity”
Not all content in a digital garden has the same level of completeness. I’ll be using these general states:
- Seedlings: Early ideas, rough notes, or work-in-progress
- Budding: Structured content with the main points established but still developing
- Evergreen: Well-developed, comprehensive resources that are regularly maintained
I look forward to growing this digital garden over time and hope you find the content useful on your own technical journey!
This introduction to my digital garden concept was last updated on October 5, 2023.