Welcome to My Blog

This is the first article of my blog!

In this article, I will share the purpose of this blog and how it is built:

1. Who I am, what I do
2. Why I decided to create this blog
3. The tech stack
4. The categories of articles I will write

Introducing myself

Welcome here 👋!

My name is Yamine Daroueche, I am a French student in Computer Science and Web development, at the University of Limoges in France.

Besides that, I am also a travel enthusiast.

Purpose of This Blog

As a student in Computer Science, I am aspiring to break into the tech industry by becoming a great Web developer. So I decided to make a blog to document my learning journey, and showcase projects I work on.

It is also a creative space for me to share some thoughts on other subjects (like traveling).

Tech stack

For the technical aspect of this blog, I decided to use the following tech stack:

Main framework: Next.js

Next.js is a React framework used to create performing websites and web applications.

It is probably one of the most used framework for Web development. It is largely used (by brands like Nike, TikTok, Notion), and there is a lot of documentation and information online about it. Love it or hate it, I personnally choosed Next.js for its convenience.

Front-End

• React: a JavaScript library to separate the different parts of the website in reusable components.
• MDX: to write the articles. I find it really handy because it combines "Markdown" format with React components. It is easier to write than HTML because there is no need for HTML tags everywhere.
• Motion: to handle animations.
• Tailwind CSS: a CSS library for styling.
• DaisyUI: a Tailwind CSS plugin to handle the styling more efficiently.
• Lucide React: icon library.
• Shiky: for code blocks syntax highlighting. I will use it on the technical articles where I will need to write code directly in the article.

Back-End

• Node.js: to handle the back-end.
• Next-intl: to handle the translations of the website (which currently supports English and French).
• Upstash: to (temporarely) handle the database of the blog.

The categories of articles

The blog posts will mainly be written on my learnings and discoveries in my journey to become a Web developer.

However, I will also write on other subjects every now and then.

I travel a lot in the year, so I will share my traveling experiences, the destinations, and some pictures.

Final words

Thank you for having read my first ever blog post, I hope that you enjoyed reading it!

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any feedback.