# Why I am shutting this at 40

Writing on Hashnode was a way to cope during a central year in my life.

One that [will live forever behind me](https://archive.ya-ya.tech) as we continue our journey in the cloud.

The brainstorming and time spent writing for this blog were impactful.

It kept me employed for a while.

It was an easy way to post content and have a great-looking platform that gave a solid impression.

Even though I didn't write deep technical topics - that wasn't the intent - this was meant to connect dots, build faith in technologies while I was uncertain about my life, and compile resources to benefit others on their path to the divine, unsure if it works.

Here you'll find lighter content, a hub directing to various tracks.

That's the main reason for writing all this.

I was preparing for a cert, consuming resources, doing labs.

And *combining them over here.*

We ended up with over 30 cloud certifications across the three major cloud providers and Terraform. We delivered a theoretical [DevOps series](https://blog.yahya-abulhaj.dev/series/break-into-devops). We also [outsourced the cloud resource](http://just.rise.ya-ya.tech) initiative.

We got [some cool badges](https://blog.yahya-abulhaj.dev/badges) like writing our first blog post ever 3 years ago! Yayha!

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We also earned the crazy blogger for posting every single day for a week.

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We wrote some [solid 2000+ words covering the entire technology industry](https://blog.yahya-abulhaj.dev/it-general-culture). (Jk)

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During **a year of focused practice**, we reached *30k views*.

If it benefits **100 people**, that fulfilled its purpose.

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](https://archive.ya-ya.tech/)But now, *at 40*, it’s time to record this and celebrate the move on to others!

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This work reminds me of [where I started and an exact point in time](https://archive.ya-ya.tech).

I want it to stay that way.  
See you, Yahya.

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I’m happy to wrap up this post with our latest expansion in 2026. Below is a snapshot of our infrastructure and what we are serving across the globe at the company in January alone.

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