Revamp my website#

At the end of last year, I started to migrate my website from Gatsby.js to Nuxt.js.
The reason for this was to have a website with my current Tech Stack. I grew tired of updating markdown files and committing them to GitHub. I wanted to move to a JavaScript Content Management System.

After some research and attending a conference with my good friend Alba, I decided on Storyblok.

The migration started very slow. I did not make the progress I hoped.
So this year I want to fully migrate my website and implement new features that allow me to blog much quicker.

A list of things I wish to add:

• Make a new mobile nav
• Use my skills I learnt from Web Performance Fundamentals
• Make individual project pages to demonstrate my portfolio work
• Dark mode
• Update my contact form to allow more personal feedback
• Learn about Google Tag Manager and use it on my website
• Create sections on the blog page to display my reflection and tech blogs

Become a Better Developer#

To become a better developer I've planned to improve the following:

Continue to expand coding knowledge:
I want to improve my flexibility with writing code. I want to become knowledgeable in many different languages. I want to use Go more and build some cool microservices.
Understanding many programming languages gives a deeper understanding of different solutions.

Know-How To Plan My Tasks Better:
Be able to successfully break big tasks into small chunks and give better time estimates for project completion.

Know-How To Communicate Well with Others:
Teams build excellent products, so I will focus on improving communication and pursuing public speaking.

See The Bigger Picture:
Instead of laser-focusing on a single task, I want to expand my mind and look at the real, longer-term problem.

Prioritizing What Matters Most:
By tracking my time better, I can improve productivity and have a positive impact.

Understand That All Solutions Are Not Equal:
Evaluate the solutions instead of rushing to the first one.

Keeping It Simple:
Readability is more important than cleverness. I want to focus on writing clean, simple code.

Know-How To Build and Break Stuff:
Breaking things teaches valuable lessons. I plan to play more with Nuxt 3 and contribute to open-source.

Learn To Take Issues To The Chin:
I need to admit mistakes without letting them affect my confidence.

Stay Humble:
Stay level-headed, continue learning, and focus on listening better.

I've Created a Reading List#

Last year, I read a book a week. This year, I plan to do the same.

Books to read:

• Code Craft
• Effective Debugging
• Understanding Software
• Software Architect's Handbook
• Professional Git
• Seriously Good Software
• Kanban in Action
• Street Coder
• Beginning Software Engineering
• Time Management
• Project Management Basics

Build Projects#

I plan to:

• Build a Nuxt 3 and Prismic blog, converting my old Gatsby 2 React project.
• Integrate Prismic with BigCommerce (maybe with a mini Amazon clone).
• Build an Invoice FullStack application using Prisma, Next.js, TypeScript, and Nuxt.

Improved My Skills with Algorithm and Code Challenges#

I'm planning to spend weekends on data structures and algorithms.

Videos to study:

• Dynamic Programming
• Graph Algorithms
• Binary Tree Algorithms
• Recursion

I want to finally finish my HackerRank progress: My Profile

I aim to:

• Finish Problem Solving challenges
• Start the HackerRank Interview Preparation Kit
• Take certifications:
  • JavaScript (Intermediate) Skills Certification Test
  • Rest API (Intermediate) Skills Certification Test

I also want to complete: Master the Coding Interview: Big Tech (FAANG) Interviews

Commit to Content Creation and Blogging More Frequently#

I'm going to start documenting my learning and release a blog every month.
Eventually, I want to commit to a regular publishing schedule.

I also plan to make tutorials and turn them into YouTube videos.

Continue to Master My Tech Stack#

When I was offered a FullStack developer role, I had to learn a whole new tech stack.
In six months, I moved from React.js to:

• Tailwind CSS
• Nuxt.js
• TypeScript

On the CMS side:

• Prismic
• Storyblok
• WordPress

Integrated often with:

• Stripe
• Firebase

Backend experience:

• Legacy projects with Python and Django REST
• Moving towards a Node.js-based backend (hopefully Nest.js 😍)

"Mastery is something that rarely happens. I just want to be more proficient with these frameworks, libraries, and languages."

In Summary#

• Gain a better understanding of Vue and Nuxt
• Improve my TypeScript skills
• Become a master in Firebase
• Master Stripe
• Master Prismic
• Focus more on AWS (I have mostly worked with Netlify)

Thank You for Reading 👋#

For now, I am just publishing my blogs to dev.to.

In the future, I plan to expand to more blogging platforms and host my blogs on my personal website.

If you enjoy my blogs, you might also be interested in my Twitter.

Please feel free to share a tweet with #monthlyreflection, tag me, and tell me about your month!