Re:Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
by bubba1236 on Friday December 27, 2019 @12:32AM
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if I may ask what didnt you like about react? Id never used it or js a few months ago and I found it nice to learn.
Re:Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
by scarface74 on Friday December 27, 2019 @03:10AM
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It doesn’t fit my mental model. MVC type frameworks do. The first front end framework I used was Angular. I immediately “got it”.
But, unlike the back end, making a good, consistent, usable website especially as part of a team is much harder than backend work.
On the backend, a RESTful API has simple well known semantics. It also either processes the request correctly or it doesn’t. There is no nuance. The same is true for ETL type jobs.
In that vein, I guess I should do a retrospective:
Last year I said.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18766071
I am in the middle of a technology pivot - moving away from the on-prem/Microsoft stack to AWS development/Devops/networking and the $cool_kids JavaScript full stack along with Python. Also adding on Docker/Kubernetes and ElasticSearch. Finally, I’ve railed against the need for LeetCode style studying and I haven’t had an interview in almost 20 years that has required it, but I guess I will get back to basics and start working through it.
So how did I do?
+ Reviewed JS and did my first Node API that is being used by four new front end features.
+ Networking outside of AWS was a real weakness. I studied for and passed the AWS Advanced Networking Certification to learn how AWS fits into the larger networking world and hybrid environments.
+ Decided not to focus on Kubernetes/Docker and started moving some services over to AWS/Elastic Container Services/Docker.
+ Created processes to start moving the company over to AWS CodeBuild + OctopusDeploy.
- Didn’t get a chance to do any ElasticSearch projects. Hopefully in 2020.
- I really hate front end development and the latest frameworks. My trying to do a React project was a complete failure. I think I’ll do a small Angular project just for a bullet point on my resume.
- Not doing leetCode or algorithms in 2020. Maybe in 2021 if necessary.
- Didn’t get any better with Python.