The latest articles on DEV Community by Ronaldo Parson (@876naldo). https://dev.to/876naldo https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4012563%2F80d47379-0484-458f-b691-56f9fd34e325.jpeg https://dev.to/876naldo en Ronaldo Parson Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:41:12 +0000 https://dev.to/876naldo/hello-world-4jnc https://dev.to/876naldo/hello-world-4jnc <p>Metcalfe's law says the value of a network grows with the square of the number of its users. I figured I'd test it.</p> <p>A network of one isn't a network. It's a man talking to himself with a website.</p> <p>I titled my first blog post Hello World. It's about who I am outside the resume, a little about the languages I build in, me when I'm not learning or working, and why Jamaica is a big reason this site exists.</p> <p>If you are reading this far, then my network is now 4 times more valuable. If you repost, well, I'll need a whiteboard for that math.</p> <p>Be a data point.</p> <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://www.ronaldoparson.com/blog/hello-world" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ronaldoparson.com%2Fblog%2Fhello-world%2Fopengraph-image-fx5gi7%3F5dbf816ac92027a4" height="630" class="m-0" width="1200"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://www.ronaldoparson.com/blog/hello-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> Hello World | Ronaldo Parson </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> Who I am outside the resume, and what this site is for. </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ronaldoparson.com%2Ffavicon.ico%3Ffavicon.36_i3sn-txlvg.ico" width="48" height="48"> ronaldoparson.com </div> </div> </div> </div> beginners buildinpublic writing