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title: "Hello World — Building in Public"
description: "Kicking off the dev log. What this blog is for, how it's built, and what to expect."
canonical: "https://shivanshutiwari.in/blog/hello-world"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-02"
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# Hello World — Building in Public

Kicking off the dev log. What this blog is for, how it's built, and what to expect.

**Category:** field-notes  
**Date:** 2025-06-15  
**Tags:** meta, portfolio, nextjs  
**Reading time:** 1 min  

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This is the first post on the new portfolio blog. I'll be writing about:

- **Model & tool drops** — quick takes on new AI models, SDKs, and dev tools I'm trying
- **Repo notes** — deep dives into specific projects, architecture decisions, and lessons learned
- **Field notes** — general dev log entries, workflows, and experiments
- **Article reactions** — commentary on papers, blog posts, and talks I find interesting

## Why a blog?

Building in public forces clarity. Writing about a system means you actually have to understand it.

## Stack

This blog is rendered from MDX — each post is a `.mdx` file in `src/content/blog/`. The pipeline uses:

- `@next/mdx` + `@mdx-js/loader` for compilation
- `gray-matter` for frontmatter parsing
- Zod for schema validation

Code blocks look like this:

```python
def greet(name: str) -> str:
    return f"Hello, {name}!"
```

More soon.


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*Source: https://shivanshutiwari.in/blog/hello-world*