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✅ 2020 Developer Goals

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John: Hey I'm John I run a firm that builds web and mobile apps.

Happy new year — this week we're talking through resolutions and goals for 2020 as software developers:

JP — Goal #1: Build a full stack app with Elixir

  • really stretching myself here on this full stack node app

JP — Goal #2: System design

  • maybe even pick up UML?

JP — Goal #3: Algorithm fundamentals

John — Goal #1 Blog

  • Blog / Write / Document my work more
    • Motivation:
    • It helps ideas stick
    • Some of my best clients have been gained through my blog.
    • It's a good way to give back.
    • Become a better communicator.
    • Document for the team.

John — Goal #2: System design

John — Goal #3 JavaScript

  • JavaScript Skillz Up.
  • I've made strides in 2019 but I want to take it to the next level.
  • I still find front end intimidating.
  • I limit myself in functionality to avoid complex UI.
  • It holds back product sometimes.

John — Goal #4 Focus

  • Focus more on my core.
  • I spend a lot of time on accounting, project management, issue triage and more.
  • I want to have better processes, tooling, automation and team support on the things I'm not good at.
    • Processes — QA, Client Handoff, Documentation
    • Tooling — Project Management, Error Handling, Staging, Documentation
    • Automation — Weekly updates, Invoicing, Payroll

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