# Today I Learned the Concept of Gardening

# The new concept

At [Hashnode Bootcamp](https://hashnode.com/bootcamp/batch-3) I heard the word *Gardening* for the first time at @samjulien's talk.

I rushed to Wikipedia to see if the metaphor was specialized to other domains.

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To my astonishment, Wikipedia is not aware of the term (beyond its obvious meaning).

I usually revisit my own articles since they are related among each other but I don't do major changes on them.📕

This is a pity since I write about [programming core concepts](https://hashnode.com/n/programming/recent), and they are [less volatile than fancy new technology tutorials](https://maximilianocontieri.com/the-complete-etiquette-guide-to-writing-programming-articles-on-hashnode). 😥

I usually write the articles, polish them, publish on social media and forget about them in a few days.

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# Missed Opportunities

Writing technical articles takes a [lot of time and effort](https://maximilianocontieri.com/the-complete-etiquette-guide-to-writing-programming-articles-on-hashnode), and the *publishing window* is very narrow, so there's always a chance most of our audience will miss them. 😧

Unless we have [great SEO](https://catalins.tech/canonical-url-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-care) mastering, there's not much of a chance someone will read the article after publishing date.

Even for our new followers! 😛

I wrote more than [100 articles](https://maximilianocontieri.com/) on @hashnode and my new followers may not be aware of them.

# The Strategy

From now on, I will revisit my old articles, gather the comments and suggestions and all feedback to refurbish them.

I am more aware today of [great tools](https://maximilianocontieri.com/10-invaluable-tips-for-successful-tech-articles) and I can improve past articles with these new tools.

Hashnode adds page metadata if we update our articles:


```
<meta itemProp="dateModified" content="2020-12-22T13:43:58.780Z"/>
``` 
 
I will also add a footer showing when was the article last visited. This is not for search engines but for us, humans to show how we care for our shinny garden.

👨🏽‍🌾I hope my garden flourishes🌻

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Last Article Update: 07-04-2021


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