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A Busy Year 
 I haven’t posted anything this year, until now. It has been quite busy. I am now engaged 🥳, finishing university in a
few short months, and I am still working as a software engineer. 
 I do; however, have several plans for open-source projects and posts on my blog. There are a couple of smaller blog posts
about caddy and game dev I’d like to finish as…
It has been some time since I posted. I have been quite busy with work and
my web framework . Recently I have created a custom hugo theme for this site. The
previous one was great, but it didn’t look good on mobile and I wanted something I can call my own. After some time
experimenting with different color palettes I decided on the scheme you see now. The font in use currently,…
Goals of the project 
 Get the repo here 
GoWeb aims to be a simple easy-to-use framework for building web applications and APIs. Its inspiration comes from
frameworks like Laravel and Django, which I am familiar with and serves as a good introduction to using Go for web
development for people new to the language and familiar with MVC frameworks, or for people familiar with Go and…

 Koel is a web-based music library that can be accessed from any device with a web browser. It is a great alternative to
Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services. It looks and runs fantastic on desktop or mobile, and from my
experience is easy on my phone’s data plan. 
 This article assumes you have a basic understanding of Linux and the command line. When editing…
What is GoWeb? 
 This article has been updated a few times and a lot of progress has been made. I plan on writing a new article soon once I get some more essential features done. I keep the checklist updated, so you can see what I’ve done so far, alternatively check the Git repo! - Feb 14, 2023 
 Currently, my largest and most interesting project (GoWeb) is a web “framework” made…
Things I use 
 🖥️ OS 
 
 Arch Linux 
 
 Great OS, I prefer the rolling-release model and with the new archinstall script it’s as easy to install as
Ubuntu. 
 
 
 KDE Plasma 
 
 Runs well on my hardware, looks good, and has great theming options, this + Arch is the easiest and most
customizable way for me to get up and running. 
 
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