I would highly recommend not writing a tutorial in terms of what "I" did and what "I" want to do, but rather about what "we" are doing or what allows "us" to do certain things.

Surely it isn't intended that way, but framing everything as what "I" am doing comes off as pretty narcissistic.

I disagree. It’s a personal blog :)

I want to know what they think. I also stylistically like the directness of “I” and “you”. Not everything needs to be written abstractly, academically, or in business-speak.

Also, your comment starts with “I”.

Gleam has a lovely, friendly community.

Amazing write up as usual, Erika. Your blog is an inspiration and model of what a tech blog should look like: high-quality info, plain and clear language, and extreme focus.