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Dany Paredes

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2023: A Look Back at My Year

Reflecting on 2023, I experienced a year brimming with presentations, contributions, and remarkable achievements in content creation. Here's a snapshot of my year by the numbers:

  • 🎀 14 Talks : Shared knowledge on topics like Angular , Astro, Analog, Angular updates, and more.

  • 42 Articles Written : Authored 29 on danywalls.com and 13 for Kendo UI.

  • πŸ“ˆ Blog Success : My blog danywalls.com pass 400K views; dev.to/danywalls reached 600K views.

  • πŸ“š Books Read : Completed "Atomic Habits" and "Getting Started with Technical Recruitment" by Alicia Parra.

  • 🀝 Community & Events : Hosted QwikSpain in Barcelona and Madrid, joined Google IO Amsterdam, and participated in Devfests in Vienna, Barcelona, and Jaen.

Would you like to explore the journey?

January

  • πŸ“Ί Talk about Angular Composition API.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyOheinqd6g&t=64s

  • My writing on dev.to/danywalls surpassed 300,000 views, marking a significant milestone in my content creation journey.

February

  • Celebrated a major achievement: my blog www.danywalls.com exceeded 100,000 pageviews!

demo

  • Had an insightful conversation with @Bezael Prez about Qwik vs Astro in Barcelona

March

  • πŸ“Ί Hosted an informative session on Astro vs Qwik in Madrid (in Spanish). View here

April

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhw3-1sQ3Ts&t=1s

May

  • πŸ“Ί Engaged Jorge Cano and Ruben about the latest Angular trends. Watch here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJpGztlpxM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykDJI55GX0

June

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7RvqZ_oDY

  • 🀝 Participated in Google IO Amsterdam!

Google IO

Meet to Mark Techson in Google IO!

Jorgen

Had a fantastic walk through Amsterdam with Jrgen de Groot , thanks to him for his invaluable insights and wonderful friendship.

July

Hosted the inaugural QwikSpain event in Barcelona with Domini Code , @LeiferMendez and Miko Hevery

GDE

🎁 Received my GDE Certificate

Alisse

πŸ“Ί Joined with Alyssa Nicoll and Schwarty for a compelling discussion on the power of directives in Angular. Watch now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX81AODRMk

August

  • πŸ“– Completed reading "Atomic Habits," gaining insights into building effective habits.

  • πŸ– Took a refreshing break in Menorca, recharging for upcoming challenges.

September

  • Achieved a new milestone: over 500,000 views on dev.to.

  • πŸ“š Finished 'Getting Started with Technical Recruitment' by Alicia Parra, acquiring techniques to become an irresistible job candidate. Get the book.

Alicia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXg2JDbKa0&t=234s

October

qwik spain

GDG Barcelona

November

  • πŸ“Ί Participated in the Angular 17 Watch Party with Jorge Cano and Raul, discussing the latest updates in the Angular world. Watch here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgXq4jhYWL0

https://youtu.be/mhH53rbAhyk?t=27

December

  • Delivered a talk at Devfest Jaen on Signals and Angular 17

Jaen

  • Meet @diegocoy

  • Surpassed 10K followers on Hashnode!

Thanks

Special thanks to Jrgen de Groot, Bezael Prez, Leifer Mendez, Rainer Hahnekamp, @DecodedFrontend, @AnfibiaCreativa, Alba Silvente Fuentes, @jorgeucano, @santosh, @ Bonnie #ngMom, and @KendoUI for their professional advice and for leading by example on how to become a great professional.

Of course, I must also thank everyone for helping make this year amazing, with new collaborations, hidden mentors, and many people who have helped me grow in 2023.

Thanks! πŸ‘‹

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