Personally I hope to communicate better in 2018. In my code, and in everything else. I'm sometimes lost in my own world and do a bad job getting on the same page with my partners @jess
and @peter
and the team. In 2018 as we expand and grow in many ways, communication is number one.
When I say "in my code", I'm very hopeful. I've improved a lot in that area lately and am coming into my own.
Another goal is absolutely to read more. I'm currently catching up on some coding books I've seen recommended a million times and I'm finally getting to them. I also want to do a better job this year of reading dev.to posts with great care. I sometimes do a lot of skimming, but when I read with attentiveness, I learn so much from the content on this site and I can learn even more if I take the time to read with intent.
One more anecdote that I forgot to put in the post: When Jess mentioned in our newsletter that she was headed to Patagonia, Chile over the holidays, several community members from the area reached out to offer advice or if she was going to be around to meet up. It's so touching to receive such kindness from the devs, and awesome to see that this community has folks from every corner of the globe.
Personally I hope to communicate better in 2018.
In my code, and in everything else. I'm sometimes lost in my own world and do a bad job getting on the same page with my partners @jess and @peter and the team. In 2018 as we expand and grow in many ways, communication is number one.When I say "in my code", I'm very hopeful. I've improved a lot in that area lately and am coming into my own.
Another goal is absolutely to read more. I'm currently catching up on some coding books I've seen recommended a million times and I'm finally getting to them. I also want to do a better job this year of reading dev.to posts with great care. I sometimes do a lot of skimming, but when I read with attentiveness, I learn so much from the content on this site and I can learn even more if I take the time to read with intent.
One more anecdote that I forgot to put in the post: When Jess mentioned in our newsletter that she was headed to Patagonia, Chile over the holidays, several community members from the area reached out to offer advice or if she was going to be around to meet up. It's so touching to receive such kindness from the devs, and awesome to see that this community has folks from every corner of the globe.
Is "Dreaming in Code" on that list? It's a lot of fun, and very insightful into why software is so broken so often. :)
Don't forget to read some 'fun' books as well!