02 Jan 10 2010 New Years Resolutions
I didn't make much headway with my formal resolutions last year.
- I went to a few user group meetings at the beginning, but I trailed off rather quickly.
- I didn't contribute ANYTHING to open-source.
- I didn't complete any money making projects.
- And aside from playing around with a few GreaseMonkey scripts I didn't write any plugins.
However, I did manage to do a few other things in 2009:
- I got my hands dirty with ActionScript.
- I made slow but steady progress with Project Euler, and Ruby.
- I did a whole heck of a lot of traveling, including Boston, Charleston, Louisiana, Elysburg, Lake Winfield Scott, and New York City.
And I saved the best for last...
Sara!
2009 was the year that I met and engaged the love of my life, Sara!
In short, 2009: Best year ever!
Now, on to this year's resolutions!
Blog More!
Blog More!
I've always done a lot of programming outside of work, but I've found that blogging incentivizes me to actually (somewhat and sometimes) finish what I start. I'm much more likely to finish something when I plan on, or start to blog about it and I feel that the extra little nudge can make a big difference.
Unfortunately, I have half a dozen unfinished Flex projects to NOT show for my lack of blogging this year, but I hope to get back on track in 2010.
C#!
In addition to my 9-5 ColdFusion and JavaScript programming, the last couple years I've spent most of my free time in Ruby and ActionScript. This year I wanted to get more into general, gui type programming. It's been a long time since I wrote a windows application, and my time spent with the Flex compiler has got me feeling nostalgic for a more structured language and programming environment.
I've spent a little bit of time over the holidays on a few C# projects, and I really like the language so far. Stay tuned for a couple of C# posts in the near future.
Attend User Group Meetings!
I say this every year, but there are a few active user groups in Orlando that I really like, that I should be attending more frequently and consistently.
Here's a list, for link-love's sake:
I figure I should be able to, no excuse, make at least one a month. AT LEAST!
Work Out!
Work Out!
This is another resolution that I make every year. I didn't lose any weight in 2009, in fact I gained 5lbs. However I'm lifting a lot more weight now, and I feel healthier so I guess I'm doing something right. I plan on continuing this through 2010.
So that's it for tonight folks, I'm off to bed.
Happy New Year!
Tags: chatter, resolutions
10 Jun 09 Mid Year Resolutions
I've always liked the month of June. It's my birth month, but it's also close enough to the middle of the year, which makes it a great time to re-evaluate my New Years Resolutions.
I've done pretty terrible on that list. However, I've made a lot of progress in areas I hadn't anticipated 6 months ago.
- I'm feeling pretty comfortable with my Ruby and Java
- I've ascended to the first level of Project Euler
- I've been tinkering around a bit with Flex and ActionScript
- I've kept up with this blog, in fact this is post #100
- I've made it to a few user group meetings, Flash Camp Orlando and CFUnited is coming up
- I got to see a few new things, and catch up with a few old friends
- Works been great, we've actually hired a few people this year!
All in all, it's been a pretty good year and things are looking up!
Tags: chatter, resolutions
15 Mar 09 Vacationing in Boston
I'm in Boston this week, so no code post for you. Stay tuned for your regularly scheduled programming!
03 Feb 09 Great Programming Quotes
Ran into a list of great programming quotes @ stackoverflow and thought I'd share. Some of my favorites:
The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
And of course
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
Enjoy!
31 Dec 08 2009 New Years Resolutions
I like to write this sort of thing down so I can look back later and scoff.
User Groups!
There are some really great user groups in my area and I've consistently missed many months of meetings. The people are great, there's a lot of great information being swapped around and it's FUN! No more excuses.
Open Source Software!
This post is brought to you via the magic of WordPress, MySQL, FireFox and Ubuntu. I love and use a lot of open source software and it's high time I start giving back. I plan on hunting down some ColdFusion projects to get into the swing of things, but eventually I'd like my own baby.
Plugins!
This goes a long with the previous bullet. I have a few ideas for FireFox and Eclipse plugins that I think would help get me in the OSS swing of things, (To use that trite and tired cliche yet again).
Unmaintained Recurring Income!
This might be a pipe dream, but I've been working on the web for a long time I really ought to have something out there making money, even if it's only enough to pay for the hosting. I've got a few top secret ideas that I'll share once I get into the swing of things.
Tags: chatter, resolutions
