Bryan Hoffman

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Hi, I’m Bryan Hoffman. I’m glad you’re here.

I’m going to use this little corner of the internet to share some of my writing. If you like what I publish, you can join my newsletter. 

Bryan Hoffman

Hiking in pajamas is my favorite thing

I wrote a short, technical book!

I wrote a gentle introduction to PHP for web applications. The text is titled: "PHP For The Web: Enough to be Dangerous" and it is available for free online at: https://bryanhoffman.github.io/ and...

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Permaculture 101

"Permaculture is revolution disguised as gardening." — Mike Feingold Gardening 101 Gardening is a rather cheap and accessible hobby. Without much space, much can be accomplished in containers. The...

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Solvitur ambulando

To do anything at all, you have to first complete half of it. And then after that, the remaining half, and then...  If we go on like this, it seems if one is to do anything at all, one will...

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Dear Friend

Friend, Please remember that to err and learn something is not an error at all. If you should ever feel inadequate, know that the grandest processes have sculpted and refined your being for billions...

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A Road-map for Young Investors

You're trying to get somewhere. It's a complex journey and you feel completely alone. The directions you were given were vague, and you're not sure you're going to arrive... alive. I'm talking about...

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Why I write

I started writing seriously a few years ago, but just for myself. I began by writing in a journal as a means of expressive therapy. Sitting with a blank page before me, not knowing what to write,...

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Advice (that’s mostly for myself)

I keep on running into folks who say how important the habit of writing and publishing daily has been to them, and I think: "I need to start doing that... tomorrow." Each and every time, I realize...

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Distributed Science

The year is 2026. The time is 8:37 AM. A wall-mounted speaker comes on and a male’s voice announces that you’ve just crossed the border into Oregon. Beyond the window myriad shades of green whizz...

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