Welcome to My Blog

Hey! I'm Fabio — a software engineer and designer from Antwerp, Belgium. I've finally set up a blog on my portfolio site, and I'm excited to start sharing my thoughts and experiences.

What to Expect

I'll be writing about things I'm passionate about:

• Software Engineering — deep dives into React, Next.js, TypeScript, and the tools I use daily
• Design — UI/UX principles, Figma workflows, and the intersection of code and design
• Side Projects — breakdowns of the things I build and the decisions behind them
• Learning — sharing what I learn along the way

Why a Blog?

I've always believed the best way to learn is to teach. Writing forces you to think clearly about a topic and organize your thoughts in a way that others can understand.

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."

Plus, having a blog on my portfolio gives me a place to share more in-depth content that doesn't fit in a project description.

A Quick Code Example

Here's a snippet of how this blog system works under the hood — it's all powered by markdown files:

import matter from "gray-matter";
 
export function getPostBySlug(slug: string) {
  const filePath = path.join(BLOG_DIR, `${slug}.md`);
  const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
  const { data, content } = matter(fileContents);
 
  return {
    slug,
    title: data.title,
    description: data.description,
    date: data.date,
    content,
  };
}

Drop a .md file in the content/blog/ folder and it automatically appears on the site. No code changes needed.

What's Next

I have a few posts in the pipeline already. Stay tuned!

Thanks for reading. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out on the contact page.