I spoke at a conference for the first time and spoke at a total of two conferences. Both conferences were for languages I really enjoy: Elixir and Ruby.

This is cliche, but I met a ton of really nice people that I enjoy being around, especially programmers!

I think I've expanded my mind drastically this year. I've learned to enjoy building again and not stressing over OOP pedantry. I also finally think I'm understanding the value of functional programming.

I learned to not be dogmatic about testing or project management. Everything is so fluid. I'm learning to be patient and thoughtful.

I'm most happy that my wife and I are finally living in the same country as one another.