Programming Resolutions — How’d I do?
With 2017 coming to a close, it warranted a review on my engineering resolutions I set out to do and look at what’s in store for 2018.
How’d I do?
- Build Stronger CS Fundamentals — Not really, kind of, but I’d rate myself a fail
- Webpack — Fail
- Observables — Fail
- Elasticsearch — Fail
- Angular2 (or just Angular) — Fail
- Create React App or Ember CLI — Sure, I did a bunch of React CLI related stuff
- Redux — Yeah, did this
- Ruby/Python — Fail
- Java — Fail
- Scala — Fail
So, I guess I batted 0.200 (maybe 0.250). Not really good. It’s interesting that out of the ones I failed to do, only 1, 9, & 10 seem relevant to me still. With 2018 around the corning it’s time to put together a new list.
10. Java/Scala
This one still stays on the list, but I’d collapsed them into one. Java still seems relevant and Scala is kind of an extension in my opinion.
9. CS Fundamentals
Probably work through more algorithms and Cracking The Coding Interview
8. Just embrace all things React — Become an expert
I’ve done a handful of React, but I think this coming year I need to really double down on this ecosystem and become more of an expert in it. It helps that we are looking at a refactor into React at work.
7. Vue.js
Because Vue could very well be the future we deserve. I’ve look at it on a surface level, and I honestly like what I see.
6. Typescript
Because strictly typed is probably going to be the future.
5. Hapi.js or some other backend
I’ve done basic Node/Express and also thrown Loopback on top of that, this is really just about expanding my touchpoint with backend things that sit on Node.
4. GraphQL
Partly inspired by workplace banter recently, but also this article.
3. Finish reading Clean Code
So I’ve had this book for a while, and actually started it last year. This is probably a good year to finish it.
2. Release a personal product
I’ve had a bunch of ideas, a number of repos created, and a handful of prototypes produced, but I’ve not yet made a public application.
1. Write More
One resolution is to write more. I feel like I started the year off well, but things ended up getting busy and the writing kind of just fell off as well.
So there we have it, let’s see how this upcoming year looks.
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