this might be too early for a 2025 year review, but thankfully, this isn’t a technical one, so i can just do it whenever i feel like.

What’s Up?

i’m not sure if it’s imposter syndrome, blockers, or just that phase where you feel like no matter what effort you put in, things don’t work out as planned. not really sure how to classify that.

but hey, i’m alive, that’s all that matters, right.

oh, and i think i get it now. many people say “running on autopilot.” not sure about the exact context or meaning behind it, but it definitely feels like that.

Work?

it’s doing fine, i’d say. two of my colleagues left the organization to pursue other opportunities. i was too used to having them around; they’d guide me on a few things, mostly bridging my technical thought process and aligning it with the organization’s community-centered operations. really helped balancing stuff around.

i became the department lead and also got a data lead role. but i haven’t been too vocal about that. i feel (or maybe felt… idk) like there’s more i need to work on and more meaningful impact i need to make.

Community?

overly biased here. it did feel like most developer communities are out here for “prs”, clout and vibes. it’s really a struggle to get some meaningful talks, discussions and engagement these days. how’d that even happen. nowadays it’s hard to get senior developers or people building cool stuff to engage in such spaces. mentorship is honestly getting cooked.

i owe a lot of my career growth to these communities, so it sucks to see this sudden shift. i honestly don’t understand what’s going on, but i don’t think i wanna give up anytime soon.

Technical writing?

i used to be crazy about this? idk what happened.

i tried moving all my articles to one sight(this site: https://me.chrisdevcode.com/), took me sometimes, i just don’t like having ads interacting my reads, and forcing people to create accounts to read content!

i will resume, not sure how! but i will be annoying(my writing style is more free, violates a couple of grammer syntax).

Startups?

i burnt my savings trying this. i had a really great approach and a solution for event organizers (way more than just ticket selling). self-funded, spent all my savings, got into debt.

i think i’ll stop doing this for a while, but who knows. life’s too short to not build a new linkedin.

Personal life, Love, Hobby, Family

i keep in private!

was a tough one this year, emotionally and whatever other feelings one can get!

i learnt a lot, and discoverd some cool music while at it!

Plans for the future?

not sure, i am now raw dogging stuff and seeing what happens.

you know, effing around and finding out. and you can bet, i am finding out for sure!

Wanna Chat

for sure. [email protected] is my email, feel free to shoot anything. literally.