Weeknotes 1

It appears that I’m now doing weeknotes. My goal throughout 2020 was to blog more. I set myself a target of one post per month to try and break down my perfectionism. It didn’t need to be perfect, I just needed to write something. I’m glad that I managed to accomplish it, but I don’t feel like I’ve formed the habit to share, which was ultimately the real goal. I’m hoping the more informal and regular nature of weeknotes will form a habit.

I’ve been learning lots of new things recently - Docker, Terraform, Google Cloud. This is great! I’m feel that I’ve languished for quite a while - imposter syndrome is bad, and I’ve realised over time that I’m happiest when I’m learning. The trick is finding a working environment that allows learning without stress.

As mentioned above I’ve become a devops expert, but which I mean I have some small amount of Docker, Terraform, and Google Cloud knowledge now. Still, having done very little with “the cloud” it’s been a big learning experience and I’ve enjoyed it. Don’t let anyone tell you its easier than Heroku though.

I met up with some work colleagues in a beer garden this week. It was strange to be amongst people.