Another exciting year has started. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on everything that happened in 2018 as it was an exciting year for me, both career-wise and personally.
This is my first blog post, like my first ever blog post. So take it easy on me.
Career
I started developing a keen interest in front-end nuances and decided to look for opportunities where I could nourish and improve my front-end skills. I quit my old job and landed a Frontend focussed role in an amazing company. Everyday I see myself becoming a better dev than the previous day.
Talks and Meetups
- I attended a meetup on Frontend Frameworks war - by Facebook Developer Circle, Chennai.
- Along with 5 other folks I gave a talk on “Virtual and Augmented Reality” and “Pillars of Web - HTML, CSS and JS” to undergrad students.
Achievements Unlocked
- Bagged first place in a hackathon
- Completed hacktoberfest and kick started my open source contributions. (Can’t wait to receive my hacktoberfest goodies)
- Took part in Codevember (first timer here). I got to see a lot of codepen inspirations and I’m totally into it now.
- Created a few CSS illustrations, mostly inspired from dribbble shots. Here’s my handle for the curious - https://codepen.io/ruphaa/
Health and Fitness
- Started working out and I hit the gym 5 times a week now.
- Took up 30 days yoga challenge and completed successfully. Yoga magically gives you a sense of inner peace, boosts up your confidence and improves your focus.
Bummers
- I took up the
#100DaysOfCode
challenge but somewhere down the line I got side-tracked. - I started Codevember challenge with all fury but ended up not completing it.
- Planned to build a portfolio but didn’t make much progress in that.
Lessons Learnt
Setbacks are inevitable. But what we learn from it is what’s important. I set a lot of luxurious goals but didn’t plan and manage my time accordingly. So I’m gonna try and focus on
- Setting realistic goals
- Focussing on one thing at a time
What’s in store for 2019
- Write more blog posts.
- Build a portfolio
- Listen to 3 podcasts every week
- Read 1 blog post every day
- Create 1 codepen every week
- Complete at least 1 round of
#100DaysOfCode
and log it - Read 10 books
2018 was really an amazing year for me. Started the year low but looking back, I am grateful for everything. Not yet over, I am so grateful to have a wonderful mentor @flexdinesh , for all the career guidance and motivation that set me on the right track.
Have an amazing year ahead!