It's officially a yearly tradition for me to write a "year in review" post!
Very exciting. Let's go over some of the things that happened in my life in this past year.
In the last blog post, I made a few predictions for 2023. Let's see how they turned out. I think... it was very mixed.
Javascript usage will go down and Typescript will continue to be popularized
Javascript usage has not gone down. In fact, it's only gone up. I think this is because it's kind of just the default language for the web. In hindsight, I think this prediction was a bit silly. I think it's more likely that Javascript will continue to be the default language for the web, and Typescript will continue to be popularized at the same time. They don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Deno will continue to grow in adoption and become the industry standard
I was half right here. Deno has continued to grow in adoption, but it's still not the industry standard. Nowadays, I realize that with all of the new javascript runtimes coming into existence, the fragmentation in the ecosystem will continue to grow. There's just too many people involved and too much legacy code.
Serverless will continue to grow and dominate the web development space
I was probably the most right here out of all of my predictions. Serverless has continued to grow and dominate the web development space. I think this is because of the rise of cloud computing and the need for fast, easy-to-scale applications.
With new stuff on the horizon like Bun's serverless offering, I think this trend will continue.
NoSQL Database alternatives will continue to pop up and be popularized
NoSQL databases are still popular, but I don't think they're as talked about as they were in 2021. I think this is because of the rise of a new type of "NewSQL"-y databases (like PlanetScale or TheNile). These databases are designed to be more scalable than traditional SQL databases, which is why they're gaining adoption now.
We're also seeing the rise again of key-value stores like Redis, Memcached, and (my personal favorite) Deno KV. I think this is because of the rise of serverless and the need for fast, easy-to-scale data stores.
Rust will continue to gain marketshare over other low-level languages
Rust has continued to gain marketshare over other low-level languages. I'm even using it for research at my university!
Okay, enough yapping about predictions. Let's talk about what actually happened in my life in 2023.
Let's go over some of the highlights.
There's probably more, but I can't remember them right now. It's really not that deep. I'm just a college student who likes to code.
I would like to have 1000 Github commits (~2x my current amount)
Completely smashed this goal. I'm at 1,485 commits as I'm writing this :)
I would like to have 365 new poems (~10x my current amount)
After like two weeks, I gave up on this goal. Unfortunate, hope to try again in the future.
I would like to have released my card game
I did not release my card game. I'm still working on it, but it's not ready yet. I'm hoping to release it in 2023.
I would like to have released a short story physically
Nope.
I would like to have officially joined a part of an organization I am a big fan of
Not yet, fingers crossed for 2024.
Okay, now that we've gone over what happened in 2023, let's talk about what I think will happen in 2024.
Javascript usage will continue to go up and Typescript will continue to be popularized
I think this is a pretty safe bet. Javascript is the default language for the web, and Typescript is the most popular language for the web. I don't see this changing anytime soon.
I will move to Stoat as my primary programming language
I've been seeing Stoat being worked on more and more, and I'm really excited about it. I think it's a really cool language, and I'm excited to see where it goes. Please check it out if you haven't already! (and Beast if you're reading this please keep working on it!)
I will release two of the projects I have in the works right now
No spoilers. You'll have to wait and see.
I will finally learn time management
I'm really bad at time management. It's... yeah. I'm hoping to get better at it in 2024.
Here's to the annual goals for 2024!
Bonus goal: I'm trying to be healthier this year. The real struggle.
I need to stop writing these posts late, on the day of the new year. I'm tired. More importantly, I probably need to make a standard format and write this post over the course of the year. I think that would be a lot more fun.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I hope you have a great 2024.
Comments
Angela
Drop lino poems please🥺
