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I wrote 200 articles during lockdown, what did you do? 🤔

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I wrote 200 articles during lockdown, what did you do? 🤔
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Chris Bongers

I'm a full-stack developer from South Africa 🇿🇦. I love writing about JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Nice, my clickbait title got your attention!

I've been in South Africa for those who know me, and we have been in lockdown since March! (Still ongoing).

Today was the day I was supposed to fly back, but a lockdown in The Netherlands happened... So still in South Africa!

As a celebration, I wanted to share my wins during this lockdown and inspire you. No matter what the situation is, you can make the best of it!

Lockdown life

Personal wins

  • 💍 I got engaged to Nicole!
  • ✍️ I finally started my long-delayed tech blog.
  • 👨‍💻 I managed to get a new job, Which I started on the 1st of October.
  • 🐕 We got Yaatree and got her to Dog Manners 1 already.
  • 💸 I managed to create an investment portfolio.
  • 🤩 Made many new online and offline friends.
  • 🧗‍♂️ We went on many exciting hikes!
  • 🏃‍♂️ Ran 145,3KM, Follow me on Strava.
  • 🇿🇦 Launched a Discord for South African Developers

Blog wins

  • 🥳 This is my 200th article!
  • 🔑 I wrote every single day.
  • 💌 234 people subscribed to my mailing list!
  • 🕵️‍♂️ 17,293 Users, with 32,718 Pageviews!
  • 🐦 1829 Followers on Twitter
  • 📸 627 Followers on Instagram

How did you do it?

I get asked regularly how I get to such consistency, how I come up with articles, etc.

Keep an eye out for tomorrow's article, subscribe to my newsletter to not miss it!

Check out this article on the secret to my writing process.

Top 10 Articles as of today

  1. Vanilla JavaScript Modal Pop-up
  2. Goodbye comments, welcome Webmentions 🙋🏼‍♂️
  3. Top 10 Chrome extensions for developers 👀
  4. I made my website 28ms faster with content-visibility 🤓
  5. Vanilla JavaScript event listener on Multiple elements
  6. Vanilla JavaScript Drag n Drop
  7. 🛑 Stop using pixels in CSS
  8. CSS Flip Cards
  9. 5 full-stack projects to add to your portfolio before 2020 ends 🤯
  10. Meet Monica Lent, a self-employed software engineer

Thank you

From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for reading my articles, subscribing to my newsletter, sharing my content.

I will keep posting content and hope to inspire you.

Thank you!

And please stay safe, people!

#programming#general-advice#2articles1week#javascript#css

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Matthias Kupperschmidt5y ago

pretty awesome and surely inspirational. I salute you for pulling this through..not only the blog. 🛳️ (emoji of an unstoppable oil super tanker, you get the metaphor)

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thanks Matthias!

Hoping to get some breathing room soon for side projects 👀

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Favourite Jome5y ago

Wow! 200 articles is a lot 👍

Well, I've learnt a lot during this lock down. Improved on CSS and Javascript. Learning Tailwindcss currently.

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thanks, Tailwind is amazing! Still busy learning it myself.

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Favourite Jome5y ago

Yh it's been amazing so far Chris Bongers

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Usman maaji zaharadeen5y ago

Just busy with coding and I will say am better than last year I can feel it the lockdown is an opportunity for only those who understand, and thanks alot for the blogs you always make my day and u keep me motivated to explore more ✊

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thank you, glad you like my blog

Cool you're keeping busy!

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Ghanendra Yadav5y ago

Congratulation Chris,

I have sold my bike to buy hosting for my newly created blogs and learn SEO.

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Ah man sorry to hear you had to sell your bike, but awesome your in blogging now!

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Monica Lent5y ago

Congrats on this awesome milestone Chris, looking forward to the next 200 during the second wave 😂

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thank you Monica!

Haha yes, this second wave will be good for another batch of articles 😂

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Tapas Adhikary5y ago

Chris Bongers, Congratulations to you and Nicole. Your achievements are very inspiring!

On the blogging side, it clearly shows what being consistent can give you back! Extremely happy to see you successful there. Wish you continue the rhythm and do great in the future, my friend.

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! Will definitely keep up the writing for as long as possible!

Might have to drop off for some days when we get married 😅

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Victoria Lo5y ago

Wow wow wow! This is just amazing! You're really the role model for every dev blogger! Wishing you continuous success in personal and bloggin :)

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Omg, that's so cool, thank you! Let's hope keeping up the streak works out.

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Bolaji Ayodeji5y ago

You're amazing Chris Bongers, keep sharing! 🎊

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thanks Bolaji! Will do 🤟

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Ana Vela5y ago

Amazing, inspiring work! Congrats!!

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Thank you Ana! 🙇‍♂️

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Alyssa Holland5y ago

Wow! What amazing milestones and achievements that you have accomplished during this time. It’s great to read about successes like this. As a new blogger, I have appreciated your positivity and encouragement.

Congrats Chris! I look forward seeing all the new and awesome things you accomplish going forward 🙌🏽

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Chris Bongers5y ago

Awesome you’ve been doing very well yourself 👍🎉

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