I’m Dancing that Jig Behind Closed Doors

Shipping 30 atomic essays in 30 days was so hard I’d do it again.

If you’ve followed my writing journey since January 8, 2022, you’ll remember that my primary goal for the last 30 days has been:

Can I actually complete the 30-day streak?

And I promised that if my 30th essay hits the Twittersphere on Sunday, January 6, I’d be dancing a jig behind closed doors. And yes, if you’re paying attention, that was my first typo of the month.

The jig was to be danced on Sunday, FEBRUARY 6.

Otherwise known as today - I did it.

Along the way, we learned ways that early-career software engineers can differentiate themselves, how to go about establishing a daily dev log practice, and those ten timeless commandments of egoless programming. We had some good chats about software architecture and your favorite habits.

It’s been a good month.

Here’s where I’m going next:

I’m taking my Egoless Programming atomic essays and extending them into an e-book that I intend to complete in Q2: https://leanpub.com/egoless-programming.

I’m brainstorming ideas for a biweekly email newsletter that I intend to launch in Q2. I’d love to hear what you’d like to read from me every two weeks in your inbox!

I’m combining the atomic essay concept and programming into something new: Atomic Repos. Right now, this is still taking shape in stealth mode, but you can keep an eye on https://github.com/atomic-repos.

Finally, I’m preparing to launch my first cohort-based course in Q3. I’m currently envisioning a masterclass in software engineering and architecture targeting early-career software engineers working in large-scale enterprise technology organizations.