The return of the Opinionated Tech Blog

Ivan Montilla

September 20, 2025

Post licensed under CC BY 4.0

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• IOKode

The last post on this blog was published in 2023 (except the SceneBeta’s post). Around the same time, both the X (formerly Twitter) profile and the LinkedIn page also went inactive.

At first glance, this might suggest that the IOKode project was abandoned—but that’s not the case. During this time, I actively worked on IOKode’s subprojects, particularly OpinionatedFramework, which remained in development.

Now, after two years of inactivity, the blog returns in a new era.

The English era

When I first launched this blog, my goal was to create more Spanish-language content since English-language resources were already abundant.

As the blog evolved, however, I began working on the OpinionatedFramework project alongside it. To make OpinionatedFramework relevant, it needs the visibility and reach of an English-language blog. That’s why I’ve decided to switch IOKode entirely to English.

Other IOKode subprojects will also benefit from this shift: publishing in English gives them broader visibility and support.

Another reason for this shift is personal: writing in English will help me improve my skills.

What about the existing Spanish content?

For preservation purposes, all original Spanish posts will remain available. The most important posts will be translated.

The constitution

The constitution is a special blog post that explains the project’s purpose and establishes collaboration guidelines. It serves as both a mission statement and an ethical framework.

It won’t matter much for everyday readers, but it’s very important for me as the administrator: it serves as a mission statement, ethical framework, and decision-making guide. Collaborators are encouraged to read it.

Welcome collaborators

During the Spanish era, I was the sole author of all posts published on IOKode. In this new era, I’m opening the blog to collaborators in multiple ways:

• Write: Guest authors are welcome to publish here. Free speech is constitutionally guaranteed. Posts can be tutorials, opinions, deep dives, commentary on industry trends, or anything else you’d like to share.
• Fix: Posts are now plain Markdown files in a GitHub repository, so anyone can submit pull requests to correct typos, improve clarity, or add information.
• Donate: If you’d like to help sustain the project, you can contribute through GitHub Sponsors.
• Comment: Every post has a comments section. Whether you want to give feedback, ask questions, or share your experience, leaving a comment is a great way to contribute.
• Share: Not ready to write or donate? No problem. You can still help a lot by simply sharing posts you find useful. Repost them on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, or just send them to a friend.

If you’d like to publish a post, please make sure to read Section 2 of the Constitution.

Butterfly in a Rocket

Butterfly, the blog engine powering IOKode, was originally written in ASP.NET Core (C#). For this new era, I’ve completely rewritten it in Astro (TypeScript).

There are a lot of changes, some of them necessary to achieve the constitution, others are just performance changes.

All details about these changes are available in the dedicated post.

End of YouTube and Twitch channels

Initially, I planned to create a comprehensive content platform combining written blog posts with media content on YouTube and Twitch. Though I created the channels and even did some streams and videos, I realized this wasn’t the direction I wanted to take.

While I’m not ruling out the possibility of someone else continuing these channels, I personally won’t be pursuing them.