The first thing I’ll mention is that I’m finally finished with college. Fall of 2007 was my final semester of graduate school, forever. No more tests, no more homework, no more projects, and last but not least, no more group crap work. I would say no more studying, but Amie often claims that most of the books I tend to read “are like textbooks.” And in a way, I agree. And that leads me into the next thing I want to mention.
This past year was a big year for me in terms of programming. Not necessarily in any particular language, but more from a high-level, “best practices” point-of-view. I no longer ignore (any) problems. That may have started in 2006, but now I try not to tolerate something that needs fixed or redone. Honestly, I get somewhat anxious if I know there’s smelly code lingering around. If I think I can do better, I will. Even if that means rewriting a module that’s only a month old. I work a lot harder to keep my code as clean as my abilities allow, and I only envision that desire strengthening.
In addition to that, my problem solving abilities seem to be sharper than ever. Naturally, as I gain more experience with Ruby, I’m realizing many more solutions and ways to approach things. And that doesn’t only apply to Ruby/Rails applications, which is even more rewarding.
So, no more school, I’m more of an “agile developer,” what else… oh yeah, I got married! And that, of course, was the highlight of my year. I didn’t think too much would change, but it’s like a new feeling of “togetherness” that I really enjoy. It’s now official: no matter what I do in life, I’ve always got Amie. It’s a good feeling.
As far as the list is concerned, I’m reading a lot more and I’m taking around 5 times as many pictures as the previous year. However, “consistently working out” and “learn a new programming language” have been carried over as goals for 2008. Wish me luck.
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