Let's Revive Some Web!
A few weeks ago I've learned about this movement called Web Revival. It looked like it's all about bad websites with good vibes so it caught my interest. I've decided to join the revivalmaxxing and make a contribution myself. Here is my very first blog post ever. Enjoy!
No, that's not a typo. I totally missed the early Internet era with all the blogs, foras, and chatrooms. Maybe I was born too late (1995, baby! We don't feel like we belong to neither Millennials nor Gen Z but we share the economic struggles and mental disorders of both) or I was just spending too much time playing video games instead of interacting with other people but apparently Internet Gods are giving me a second chance now. Ok, I used toread an astronomy-related forum. For some time I was also making signature banners for users on a DarkOrbit forum before it went totally pay-to-win. Maybe I'm not fully stripped of nostalgia then.
Anyway, so far I love the idea and the process of reviving the old web atmosphere so let's see how it goes.
Speaking of the process, it truly seems like the ultimate solution of all my problems with finishing projects. I'm a programmer so I'm always coding some pet projects but, to be fully honest, I haven't yet finished even a single one. There are always the same walls I hit when building software:
- Nobody needs it.
- It's not good enough.
- Someone already did it better.
- It's so much work to actually polish it and release.
The idea of a Web Revival solves pretty much all of them.
- People need it because in this space every organic, personal, creative piece of content is the next small brick in the movement.
- It doesn't have to be good. It's even better to be clunky and old-school. What matters is the vibe.
- A personal website is not there to disrupt the market or whatever phrases the tech bros are using now.
- There is nothing to be finished or polished. It's a playground. It's a creative process. It's just fun.
Another thing I love about my website is the horizontal scaling of work. When I'm ready for a challenge I can code something complex like a game or chat. When I'm tired I can just change some CSS or write a few sentences in an article.
The result? I haven't had so much fun writing code in a while. I've also already learned a few new things I would normally never reach because of giving up too early. I might even end up doing other stuff, like writing this small blog posts from time to time. For sure I have a lot of ideas for what to add to my website so I hope you'll have some fun in the realm of the Curious Shrimp!
Ciao ciao!