Fix/blog content (#1270)

Author: mikearnaldi

content/src/content/docs/blog/effect-2025-year-in-review.mdx

@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ Here’s a look back at what shaped Effect in 2025.
 
 ### Community & Events
 
-- [**Effect Days (Italy)**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B9bEBZbwMv04e_zSbRNPKH6) — the 3-day in-person conference dedicated to the Effect ecosystem and community, with 17 talks and 2 workshops.
-- **Global meetups** across **Paris, Hamburg, Berlin, NYC, Vienna, San Francisco, Munich, and Milan**. Subscribe to our [community events calendar](https://luma.com/effect-community?k=c) for updates on future events.
-- [**Effect Office Hours**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B_0hEiHT82cv-DotrtD6Bhi) — recurring live sessions with maintainers and the community.
-- [**Cause & Effect**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B_jaZ5Fy7IPNq0FIViV_CQl) podcast episodes with developers using Effect in production:
+- [Effect Days (Italy)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B9bEBZbwMv04e_zSbRNPKH6) — the 3-day in-person conference dedicated to the Effect ecosystem and community, with 17 talks and 2 workshops.
+- Global meetups across Paris, Hamburg, Berlin, NYC, Vienna, San Francisco, Munich, and Milan. Subscribe to our [community events calendar](https://luma.com/effect-community?k=c) for updates on future events.
+- [Effect Office Hours](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B_0hEiHT82cv-DotrtD6Bhi) — recurring live sessions with maintainers and the community.
+- [Cause & Effect](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B_jaZ5Fy7IPNq0FIViV_CQl) podcast episodes with developers using Effect in production:
     - [Michael Fester - CEO 14.ai](https://youtu.be/8lz9-0y58Jc)
     - [David Golightly - Staff eng at Masterclass](https://youtu.be/x2bUuOZ-htU)
     - [Dillon Mulroy - Led the development of Vercel Domains](https://youtu.be/rPKohHGPqCY)
     - [Samuel Briole - CTO at Spiko](https://youtu.be/lFOHVZnJLew)
     - [Louis Vichy - CTO OpenRouter](https://youtu.be/AVJIqQi11lM)
     - [Adam Rankin - CTO Warp](https://youtu.be/zxCR6rG4snY)
 
-Alongside events and media, the [**Effect Discord community**](https://discord.gg/effect-ts) remained a constant: thousands of developers discussing real production problems, sharing experiences, helping each other, and shaping the direction of the ecosystem day-to-day.
+Alongside events and media, the [Effect Discord community](https://discord.gg/effect-ts) remained a constant: thousands of developers discussing real production problems, sharing experiences, helping each other, and shaping the direction of the ecosystem day-to-day.
 
 ## Team Growth
 
-This year, **Mattia Manzati** and **Kit Langton** joined the team, strengthening both ecosystem tooling and learning content. 🎉
+This year, Mattia Manzati and Kit Langton joined the team, strengthening both ecosystem tooling and learning content. 🎉
 
 ## Ecosystem Releases
 
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ This year, **Mattia Manzati** and **Kit Langton** joined the team, strengthening
 
 ## Education & Learning
 
-- [**Visual Effect**](https://effect.kitlangton.com/) & [**Effect Solutions](https://www.effect.solutions/)** by Kit Langton.
-- [**Effect Institute**](effect.institute) launched and is currently in progress, with a focus on structured learning and long-term skill building. Join the dedicated channel on the [Discord community](https://discord.com/channels/795981131316985866/1449050466464956416) to follow updates closely.
-- Docs search functionality substantially improved, thanks to a better **search experience powered by Mixedbread**
-- Lucas Barake’s course: [**Practical Effect**](https://lucasbarake.com/)
+- [Visual Effect](https://effect.kitlangton.com/) & [Effect Solutions](https://www.effect.solutions/) by Kit Langton.
+- [Effect Institute](https://effect.institute/) launched and is currently in progress, with a focus on structured learning and long-term skill building. Join the dedicated channel on the [Discord community](https://discord.com/channels/795981131316985866/1449050466464956416) to follow updates closely.
+- Docs search functionality substantially improved, thanks to a better search experience powered by Mixedbread
+- Lucas Barake’s course: [Practical Effect](https://lucasbarake.com/)
 
 ## Adoption & Growth Milestones
 
-- Some of the companies adopting or publicly using Effect this year include **OpenRouter, Warp, Edge & Node, Polar, Salesforce DevTools, T3 Chat, Vercel Domains**, and Effect also landed inside the **𝕏 (Twitter)** codebase.
-- Effect **trended on GitHub** 📈🚀, surpassed **6 million npm downloads per week**, and crossed [**12,000 GitHub stars**](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect) — milestones we’re grateful for and that reflect sustained use.
+- Some of the companies adopting or publicly using Effect this year include OpenRouter, Warp, Edge & Node, Polar, Salesforce DevTools, T3 Chat, Vercel Domains, and Effect also landed inside the 𝕏 (Twitter) codebase.
+- Effect trended on GitHub 📈🚀, surpassed 6 million npm downloads per week, and crossed [12,000 GitHub stars](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect) — milestones we’re grateful for and that reflect sustained use.
 
-## **Content & Media**
+## Content & Media
 
-### **Effect YouTube content series**:
+### Effect YouTube content series:
 
 - [Contentlayer with Effect](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B8OagJfQpsbIghPjM4UVEbo)
 - [Building ChEffect with LiveStore](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B94dxogXtXyLjnhVjNIfQtK)
@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@ This year, **Mattia Manzati** and **Kit Langton** joined the team, strengthening
 - [API Integration for Google](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B8b2W6ZxKkaarGmbPQG_XfI)
 - [Effect AI SDKs Refactor](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf3uQLaK2B-ObUBrXKgXAYCikKoVb-gh)
 
-### **Featured across major platforms:**
+### Featured across major platforms:
 
 - Mentioned in the [Thoughtworks Technology Radar Vol 32](https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/languages-and-frameworks/effect) in the Languages and Framework section, with the Thoughtworks team highlighting that after using Effect, their team found no reason to go back.
-- [**Matt Pocock’s video** on why Effect “captured his heart”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GChOwivwQ&t=51s)
-- [**Build Production-Ready AI Agents with TypeScript Effect & Amazon Bedrock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLa0d8WF-ng&t=5s)** with James Ward & Maxwell Brown
-- [**devtools.fm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYohvLtApmM&t=357s)** with Maxwell Brown
-- [**This library changed my life, it had such a big Effect on me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR_gJipShK8&t=659s),** Livestream with Kit Langton and TeeJ
-- [**Effect: the Good Parts, `use workflow`, and Vercel Domains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR_MQH3opc8&t=182s)** w/ Dillon Mulroy & Swyx
+- [Matt Pocock’s video on why Effect “captured his heart”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GChOwivwQ&t=51s)
+- [Build Production-Ready AI Agents with TypeScript Effect & Amazon Bedrock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLa0d8WF-ng&t=5s) with James Ward & Maxwell Brown
+- [devtools.fm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYohvLtApmM&t=357s) with Maxwell Brown
+- [This library changed my life, it had such a big Effect on me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR_gJipShK8&t=659s), Livestream with Kit Langton and TeeJ
+- [Effect: the Good Parts, `use workflow`, and Vercel Domains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR_MQH3opc8&t=182s) w/ Dillon Mulroy & Swyx
 - [Building AI applications with Effect + Netlify](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KmFwsj9gbI&t=2s) with Maxwell Brown
 
 ## Last but not least:
 
 - We ended the year with a [Christmas gift](https://x.com/MichaelArnaldi/status/2003510051231965459?s=20) from the [terminal.shop](https://terminal.shop/) for the Effect community, which we’ll use to give back and support community-led initiatives.
-- And, of course… [**justfuckinguseeffect.dev**](https://justfuckinguseeffect.dev/) — probably our most honest CTA to date. 😄
+- And, of course… [justfuckinguseeffect.dev](https://justfuckinguseeffect.dev/) — probably our most honest CTA to date. 😄
 
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