Write-N-Refactor Archived
#1 ~ Hello, World!
by Bobby Smith - Written on December 11, 2025 (originally published on July 17, 2017)
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
Welcome to the first post in the Write-N-Refactor Archive series. This post was originally published on July 17, 2017, and marks the beginning of the journey to preserve and reflect on the content from my previous blog.
I will also be including some additional thoughts on this post and the series as a whole as I go. I've also added a picture with a link to the full sized screenshot of the page for my own nostalgic purposes.
It's been a long time since I've written on this blog, and I'm excited to take a look and reflect on the journey so far.
Thoughts on This Post
This post was created as an introduction to the Write-N-Refactor blog, setting the stage for future posts and telling a bit about myself. Overall I really enjoy what I did on this one.
One thing I did feel I need to use more of are superscripts, subscripts, and reference footers. They are a great way to add additional information or references without cluttering up the main text.
Lets get started with the original post.
Hello, World!
July 17, 2017 ~ COMBLY7
g++ -o wnr wnr.cpp
./wnr
Write-N-Refactor starting...
Initialized.
Running...
Hello and welcome to Write-N-Refactor.
This is the start of a new endeavor.
A new world.
A blog.
And not just any blog.
A blog created and run by me!
Introduction
I thought about how I should start this thing. Should I just jump right in and start writing about every little thing that jumps into my mind, or should I start with an introduction? Introductions are great ways to examine what will be included within whatever is going to be read. So that is where I shall begin. And with any good examination we must ask the 5 Ws.
Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
Who
Let's start with who I am. My name is Robert Smith. I am a programmer with about 4 years experience and many more when it comes to modding, as of this post. I program things of varying complexity and subject matter. Sometimes it will be a study of flocking algorithms as they pertain to fish. Other times it may be an RSS reader to pull in news from all sides of this planet. Programming isn't the only thing I do. I explore many different concepts and fields in my spare time. I 3D model. I garden. I study science in many different fields. I have a fascination in history and how things became what they are now. That is just a short synopsis of what I do and I hope through this blog I can introduce you to interesting concepts I find along my journey. I hope I can get you interested in something that you may not have been interested in before.
What
What will I be doing here, and why should you care about tuning in? Well I will be filling this section of the web with a wide variety of topics that I will be exploring and toying around with in the world of tech and other venues. I will be starting this out constructing some articles on an RSS reader that I have been working on over the past few weeks. Not only that, but I will be completing some “daily” programming challenges.1 You will be getting one of these today. Stay tuned for this and more.
When
It is always good to have a set schedule when it comes to any project especially a website or blog. What I plan on doing is putting out something every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. That is my plan going in. It may sometimes be less. It may sometimes be more. This is just due to how busy I may be. But the 3 day a week structure is what I will focus on meeting.
Where
So where can you see this content. Well here of course! I also have a Github I will be updating along with this if you want to see any of my projects that I will be showing here.2 Those should be the two places you should look for my content.
Why
Why am I making this blog? That is really the question. I constructed blog this to build an environment to display ideas and projects that I have been and will be toying around with. Hopefully I can inspire someone to look into an idea that is alien to them and maybe toy around with it.
Outro
So that was my introduction. Just a quick snapshot of what I will be doing with this blog and why. I hope this little write up got some of you interesting in seeing what is to come and I cannot wait to show you what I find. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments remember you can always leave a bit below.
Thank you and goodbye until next time.
- Robert Smith
References/Notes
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/
[2] Github reached via the Github button at the top of the screen.
A Screenshot of the Original Post
A screenshot of the original post from July 17, 2017.
Click on the screenshot to see the full sized image.