Tentang
Sharing what I learn about code, one post at a time.
Santekno is the personal blog of Ihsan Arif — an Indonesian backend engineer who writes about Go, Laravel, System Design, Database, DevOps, and the everyday realities of building software.
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Kenapa Santekno?
1
Practical, not theoretical
Every tutorial comes from a real project. No fluff — straight to working examples you can run.
2
Written in English (and Indonesian)
High-quality content accessible to a wider audience, now available in English as well.
3
Free & open, forever
No paywalls. This site is open source, and every post stays free. Always.
Yang saya tulis
Perjalanan singkat
2016
Santekno is born
First article published on Blogger — originally a study notebook. 1 reader (myself).
2019
Migration to Hugo
Switched the engine to Hugo for faster builds and easier template customization.
2021
Focus on Golang tutorials
Started writing a structured Go tutorial series, from beginner to advanced.
2024
The AI engineering era
Writing the SDD (Specification-Driven Development) series and AI-assisted coding content.
2026
Major redesign
New look — santekno-v3. Cleaner, faster, and more comfortable to read.