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Programming

Although I mainly write about hiking now, I originally started emgoto.com as a programming blog in 2020. I generally like to write about what I learn at my day job (React, mostly) as well as any side projects I've been hacking on (this blog, mostly).

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2025 in review: a good year
1 January
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My writing process after 5 years of blogging
3 May 2025
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My Digital Garden Philosophy
14 December 2024

Recent Posts

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Hosting images on my Astro blog with Cloudflare R2
29 January
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The RSS feed on my Astro blog now renders full posts
13 January
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2025 in review: a good year
1 January
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Adding a new notes section to my blog
14 December 2025
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Hardcover: how to fix inconsistencies with the number of read books on your profile
20 November 2025
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People and Blogs
2 August 2025
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Side projects

Streak - Habit tracker for Trello
Streak - Habit tracker for Trello
Track your habits using Trello.
Gaming Backlog for Trello
Gaming Backlog for Trello
See your unplayed Steam games on Trello.
Customer Conversations using Trello + Twilio
Customer Conversations using Trello + Twilio
Grand prize winner in the DEV x Twilio hackathon.
A picture of Emma's face

About me

I'm Emma, a Japanese-Australian software engineer living in Tokyo. Thanks for checking out my blog! I write about hiking in Japan, coffee, books and anything else that piques my interest. Learn more about me here.

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