In 2016 I got out of bed at 6 AM to write this short manifesto. Ten years later it still resonates. Republishing with what life taught me since. Original post (2016, translated): It’s almost 6…
Posts tagged Senin İnternetin
Is This Order Just Coincidence? — A Late-Night Reflection
One night in May 2015 I was scrolling YouTube, watching old Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus videos. The contrast between their teen years and their then-present made me wonder about how some lives unfold with…
What I Know About Creating Tutorial Courses (My Content Journey 2008-2026)
I wrote this in 2015 when I was 22 — I’d been recording tutorial videos since 8th grade (2008). Eleven years on, I’m republishing my content-creation origin story with the original preserved, plus a 2026…
What Determines the Value of a Design? (2015 → 2026)
In 2015 I wrote about why design is harder than “two strokes and you’re done”. Eleven years later, with AI image generators and Figma everywhere, the question is sharper than ever — what actually makes…
Can Engineering Students Really Become Engineers? (2015 → 2026)
In 2015, as a computer-engineering student at Dumlupınar University, this question kept nagging at me: do students enrolled in engineering programs actually become engineers? Eleven years on, with an actual engineering career behind me, here’s…
Building a Game with Construct 2 (2015) — A 2026 Roadmap
In 2015 I started a series on no-code game development with Construct 2. Construct 2 still works, but Construct 3 (browser-based) is the standard now. Original intro preserved + 2026 roadmap below. 2015 — Original…
Build a Website #19 — How to Buy Web Hosting
This part walks through what kind of hosting to buy. First, get clear on the site you’re building, then pick a plan that matches the expected disk size and traffic. Most people should start small…
Build a Website #18 — StatPress for Visitor Stats (and Better Alternatives)
2026 note: This post is from 2014. The StatPress plugin has since been removed from the WordPress repository or is no longer maintained. Modern alternatives are listed at the bottom of the post. In 2014…
Build a Website #17 — Post View Counts with WP-Postviews
WP-Postviews is one of WordPress’s simplest plugins: it counts how many times each post is viewed. You can show the count to readers, or keep it private and use it as a personal scoreboard for…