It's that time of year again, and here's another blog started with the best of intentions! As with a lot of developers, starting a blog is one of the steps I'm taking to becoming a better developer. Here are the other steps I'm planning:
- Start a blog and keep posting
Tada! Now to keep posting... :o)
- Make one substantial blog post/webcast every 2 weeks
Although I want to post regularly, I also want to write something more like an article every 2 weeks. These posts will probably be about doing something with code examples/downloads
- Read a development book a month
I've kind of already started this one. I've just finished Practices of an Agile Developer and will be making my way through my Amazon wish list
- Contribute to an Open Source project
I've used many Open Source tools and projects, but I've never given back!
- Mentor other developers
This is something I’ve always tried to do. If I find something cool or useful I generally share it. Just now I’m helping a friend get into TDD/BDD with the hope he will share it with his teams mates at his place of work
- Learn another language
I really want to spend some time this year working with something new and outside my comfort zone, so I’m thinking about developing something with Ruby
- Become more active in the ALT.NET community
I’ve been sitting on the side lines since it started taking shape, and I really want to contribute! Expect to see me at the UK Conference