Joseph Mathew

Coming Back to This Website

Published on: May 7, 2025

Attempting to pick up right where I left off.

Wow. So yeah, it's been a few years, huh? Lots has happened but I'm excited to get back into maintaining this site.

As I'm finishing up my master's degree in Computer Science (see, I told you lots has happened), I was reminded of the website that I had let languish. I read back what I wrote in 2017:

"When I started this project, I wanted to make sure I was entering into it with the right mindset. I didn’t create this to impress potential employers or peers. I created this website as a personal home base; an online destination where I could showcase my talents, display my passions, and share my thoughts to anyone who was willing to listen."

For a few months, I did succeed in this. But I do think that when I landed full-time employment, that I stopped treating this as a priority in my life. I won't make that same mistake twice.

I think that in a time when polished, professional-looking content can be spun up in seconds, the value of slow and personal expression has shifted — its worth now lies in authenticity, not presentation or complexity.

Stay tuned for more from me (before 2033, this time).