10 Years of Reflection and a New Beginning

Hello everyone! This is my first post of 2026. I wanted to publish this back in January, but various things kept piling up and the work took longer than expected, so I'm finally getting it out now.

As we hit 2026, there's a fun fact: it's been exactly 10 years since I started using this domain and going by the name hahwul. It's a long time when I think about it, but it went by surprisingly fast. Today, along with looking back on these 10 years, I also have some fairly big changes to share regarding the blog's operation, content, and overall direction.

Domain Name: hahwul.com
Registry Domain ID: 1992489747_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
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Updated Date: 2026-01-05T20:29:07Z
Creation Date: 2016-01-07T23:55:03Z

10 Years Ago

Actually, even before the name hahwul, I ran another domain for about two years, and before that I had a different blog back when I was a kid. So I've been writing online for over 15 years now. Those early blogs were just dev notes where I jotted things down, though. What got me to where I am today is the name hahwul and this blog.

I made up the name hahwul from my own name, and over these 10 years I've written a huge number of posts under it. Even after a couple of big cleanups, it comes to around 1,400 articles. Most were about security and development, mixed with my own worries and thoughts. Writing things down really makes them stick, and I think those were the moments I learned the most.

I don't think I could have kept writing all this time on persistence alone. It was possible because so many of you kept coming back to read. Thank you!

Announcement

I have one announcement regarding the direction of my content. While the blog has been more of a general resource covering all sorts of information until now, I want to shift toward sharing more of my own stories and thoughts.

That doesn't mean the kind of posts I've been writing will disappear, of course. They'll just be reorganized. Posts that are too outdated or too thin will be removed, and the rest will be rebuilt into something more solid.

The plan is to leave thoughts and opinions on technology under Posts now and then, and to keep more structured, organized write-ups under Notes. And if I have the energy, I'd like to add some series-style content too (e.g., a ZAP guide).

Conclusion

Anyway, I want to say thank you once again. I'll keep writing steadily, so I hope you'll keep following along!