So... This Was Just a Test - You Made It a Thing 🫶

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Published: 2025-07-30T06:49:35Z

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If you've been following me (or just started), THANK YOU — seriously! To be honest, I really didn't...

<blockquote> <p>If you've been following me (or just started), <strong>THANK YOU</strong> — seriously! To be honest, I really didn't expect my mostly random experiments into GitHub Copilot to be more than a learning experience.</p> </blockquote> <h2> <a href="#confession"> </a> Confession </h2> <p>When I first decided to start blogging, it was <strong>just another random experiment</strong> to see what would happen... just a sly way to gauge the general response to my ideas before I non-officially stuck a "MINE" flag in the SME title for Copilot at work. 🏴‍☠️</p> <p>It was never meant to be more than that — <em>just a quick test</em> I was only semi-invested in. Honestly, I invested <em>just enough</em> to know whether or not to change my strategy before shouting it to the rest of the company. That was the sum total of my initial intent.</p> <h2> <a href="#fast-forward"> </a> Fast forward </h2> <p>I somehow ended up with <strong>actual people followers</strong> (you know — <em>real people</em>, not bots!). Now these posts are going to LinkedIn too (thanks for starting that <a href="https://dev.to/georgekobaidze">@georgekobaidze</a>!) Eventually, I’ll get them back to Confluence where they were supposed to be originally anyway (although this is definitely <em>way more fun</em>)! 🤩</p> <p>So, sincerely — thank you to everyone who’s encouraged or supported me along the way. I wouldn’t still be writing these without you! </p> <blockquote> <p>Even if you’re just lurking in the background — I see you, too. 👀 <br> You be you. Just don’t be afraid to join the party sometimes, yeah?</p> </blockquote> <p>After a couple months of posting, I’ve realized this blog isn’t going anywhere. And even though Dev.to is super casual, I didn’t want to start shouting into the void at random without first setting a <em>tiny</em> bit of structure. 🤏</p> <p>Plus, I work better under pressure. So think of this next part as my self-applied <strong>anti-procrastination machine</strong> fueled by too much caffeine. ⏱️☕</p> &lt;hr&gt; <h3> <a href="#1-weekly-copilot-posts"> </a> 📅 1. Weekly Copilot Posts </h3> <p>Every Wednesday morning(ish), expect a new post diving into my current favorite topic: GitHub Copilot. You can expect the useful, the weird, the frustrating, the dramatic — and everything in between. That could be lunchtime in London, dinnertime in Delhi, or “oops I overslept (<em>again</em>)” on the East Coast. ⏰</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Real talk:</strong> It’s not that I <em>can’t</em> schedule them at the exact same time every week... it just physically hurts to not sprinkle in a little "unpredictable" (welcome to my brain!) I might be able to handle the structure, but I need that tiny piece of random to keep my inner Loki happy. 🦊</p> </blockquote> <p>So - <strong>same-ish time every Wednesday = GitHub Copilot</strong>, give or take an hour from 8AM EDT.</p> &lt;hr&gt; <h3> <a href="#2-surprise-posts-like-this"> </a> 🌪️ 2. Surprise Posts (Like This) </h3> <p>The rest? Unfiltered, unscheduled, mildly chaotic, and completely unpredictable “thought dumps” that don’t fit neatly into a Copilot post. Even I don't know when a moment will strike! Like this one (and the other few random thoughts in my ChatGPT that are sure to follow soon).</p> <blockquote> <p>These are the unannounced bursts of “I have thoughts and <em>SOMEBODY</em> should listen!” But mostly driven by the tiny Gremlin at the keyboard that occasionally hijacks my routine just for fun. 👾</p> </blockquote> <p>So that's my "un-officially official" plan — no backing out now. But honestly... I've been having a blast! Y’all are awesome, and I couldn’t have found a better group of people to share, chat, and learn with. 💕</p> &lt;hr&gt; <h2> <a href="#what-about-you"> </a> What About You? 💬 </h2> <p>What’s your favorite part of Dev that keeps you coming back for more (besides the memes)?</p> <p>And for the writers out there — what’s your one thing that drives you to keep sharing? If you could pick <strong>only one</strong>, what’s the spark that drives you to click <a href="https://dev.to/new"><code>Create Post</code></a>?</p> <blockquote> <p>🎁 Bonus points if you’ve ever gotten a completely unhinged or unexpected response to something you posted. Drop the best one below — I live for those moments!</p> </blockquote> <p>And stay tuned because there's more on the way – bright and “way-too-early-for-me-to-be-awake” in the morning! ☀️</p> &lt;hr&gt; <p>🛡️ <strong>I wasn’t alone:</strong> This post was written by me &amp; ChatGPT: fueled by mischief, markdown, and a little side of magic. 🪄✨</p>

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