Day 55 of 100 Days of Code & Scrum: Eighth Weekly Retrospective (RIP my streak)

Happy weekend, everyone!

This week may have been the least productive one during my entire challenge. My 51-day streak also ended this week, and I took a two-day break. I just try not to be too hard on myself, because I had personal issues getting in the way. I can still somehow make up for it in the coming weeks.

Let's move on to my weekly retrospective!

Weekly Sprint Goals

• fix the bugs in my company website.
• deploy my company website after cleaning everything up.
• after the website, learn Ghost so I can use it to build my personal blog.
• continue to learn Next.js and Typescript by using concepts while I build my website or maybe just from reading documentations.
• continue studying for Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification.
• continue networking, but allocate less time to this (coding is more important).

Weekly Review

Here are the things I've managed to do:

• fix remaining bugs in my company website.
• deployed my company website's homepage.
• learned about Ghost, particularly a Jamstack setup using Next.js frontend deployed on Vercel and Ghost on Heroku as my headless CMS.
• discovered various features in Next.js and Vercel, such as zones, Image Optimization, blurDataURL, and monorepos.
• continue my studies for PSM I (not by much).
• expanded my network.

...I guess it wasn't really that bad?

Weekly Retrospective

Moving on, let's tackle what I've managed to do well, what my shortcomings are, and what I could do better next time.

What Went Great

• I successfully deployed my business page.
• learn plenty regarding Ghost.
• enhanced my knowledge in Next.js and Vercel.
• expanded my network a little bit more.

Some Mistakes I've Made

• broke my coding streak and lost my momentum.
• I pretty much neglected a lot of things that had little to nothing to do with my website.
• learned almost nothing new about Typescript and Scrum this week.
• got distracted at times and couldn't focus much.

Things I Could Improve On

• learn a little bit even if it's not much, on bad days.
• should probably do just a little bit more of activities related to my secondary goals.
• prioritize tasks that are more likely to help me meet my weekly goals.
• I should DEFINITELY install something that blocks me from checking certain sites at a specific time.

Resources/Recommended Readings

• Content API | Ghost
• Environment Variables | Next.js
• Deployment | Next.js
• Official Next.js tutorial
• The Typescript Handbook
• The 2020 Scrum Guide
• Mikhail Lapshin's Scrum Quizzes

Thank you for the support, everyone! Enjoy your weekend!

DISCLAIMER

This is not a guide, it is just me sharing my experiences and learnings. This post only expresses my thoughts and opinions (based on my limited knowledge) and is in no way a substitute for actual references. If I ever make a mistake or if you disagree, I would appreciate corrections in the comments!

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