Dominik Hofer
Dominik Hofer
Dominik Hofer
I’m an early 20s guy from Switzerland. So naturally, I’m still trying to find my place in the world. Figuring out who I am and what I want to do. And this website serves as a time capsule for preserving and documenting this project we call personal life.
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Congratulations! You are part of a very, very small circle of people who receive this first Issue of Tiny Sparks! Thank you very much for reading this 🥳 To set the stage, you can expect to receive this newsletter pretty regularly in your...
Yesterday, I finished the great “30 Days to learn Laravel”-Course on Laracasts. Although I have worked a bit with a previous version of the Framework before, I felt like I learned a ton. So if you’re keen to learning Laravel as well,...
The why’s, what’s and how’s behind the creation of this website. After reading this post, you’ll want to create your own – I hope. On the evening of February 21st, I posted the following Tweet: I’ve been diving into the indie web world...
Yesterday, I rated a run on my Garmin with a 5/5 feeling (“very strong”) for the first time in a long time. And all this even when it rained. Or because it rained because it felt great. This thought came about two thirds into my run: “I...
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten is a book that has been on my TBR list for the longest time. Recently, I finally got to read it. To keep things short, it was my favourite fiction read of the year to date. 5/5 stars, no question. And if...
From the Shelf is a series where I distill my favourite books in an enjoyable and quick to read format. Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal (2023) is a book about how to live a healthy and productive life without all the stress. This is...
YouTube is amazing, but… …it’s so f*cking addictive. In the past few weeks, I’ve significantly reduced my social media usage. The only social media apps remaining on my phone are Snapchat (still a great way to communicate with a few...
Do you know that feeling when you watch someone do something they’re really good (like really really good) at and you think to yourself: “I wish I could do this as well!” This is something I feel with many people whom I see creating...
As I type these lines, it is 8pm and dark outside. The rain is dripping on my skylight and I’m sitting here in front of my MacBook. A warm tea is standing by my side and a chill Spotify playlist playing in the background. I want more...
Sometimes, you want to load a file into your web project via a CDN. But what do you do, if the docs don’t give you that CDN link? There is a very easy solution to this problem that uses a service called “JSDelivr”. Just go to the...
This is a recent discovery. And I don’t know if it’s just because of a change in my consumption behaviour. But I think, YouTube is finally starting to heal. I get recommended way more videos that have this raw, authentic feeling to it....
Coming from Svelte, I appreciated the availability of derived/reactive values. They work like this: let count = 0; $: doubled = count * 2; This essentially means that whenever count changes, doubled would change as well (obviously, hence...
Ernest Hemingway had this habit of finishing working mid-sentence in the evening. Therefore, he immediately knew in the morning, what he should be working on next. Finishing that sentence. Since getting the ball rolling is usually the...
Obsessing over quality is one of those characteristics, that are not inherently bad. I mean – who wouldn’t want to say from themselves that they create high-quality things? But it becomes a problem when it hinders you to actually doing...
There’s #doomscrolling… but also there’s my passion for #nerdscrolling. […] — @davidbisset@phpc.social Do you know this feeling when you discover a new word, that immediately resonates with you? That’s how I felt when I read the Toot...