Tobias Maneschijn
introduction14 April 2026

Starting to Write in Public

A short introduction to who I am, why I’m starting this blog, and what I’ll be sharing from my adventures of building software.

Who am I and why am I writing here?

I’ve never really been good at writing.

Honestly, anything longer than a work email or a quick message has always felt a bit unnatural to me.
At work, I write a lot. Documentation, solution proposals, RfCs — but that kind of writing is structured, expected and… safe.


This is something different.

For a long time, I’ve mostly been a consumer.

  • Reading dev logs
  • Following people on Twitter/X
  • Learning quietly from others sharing their work

People like Theo, Primeagen and many others have been part of my daily scroll for years.
But I’ve never really contributed anything myself.


I want to change that.

This blog is my attempt to move from passive → active.

  • To start sharing instead of just consuming
  • To document what I’m learning
  • To capture what I’m building
  • To be honest about what I’m struggling with along the way

A bit about me

I’m a software engineer working in consulting, which means I spend a lot of time:

  • Solving real-world problems
  • Writing code
  • Thinking about systems, architecture, and trade-offs

But beyond that, I’m also just a person trying to get better at:

  • Coding
  • Creating
  • And now… writing

What this blog is (and isn’t)

This won’t be a polished, corporate-style blog.

I will try to keep it:

  • Personal
  • Sometimes messy
  • Sometimes overly technical
  • Sometimes not technical at all

The goal

The goal is simple:

Share when I find or think about something interesting.

And see where it goes.


To be continued gif