My 2016

2016 felt like learning something new: I tried everything and went deeply into nothing. To sum it up: lost, aimlessly busy, lazy, and uneventful.

I hope 2017 brings some change. Read more technical books. Reading does not change the world; it changes you.

GitHub:

• GITHUB:
  1. Moved the blog from WordPress to Hexo, built my own blog, switched to the maupassant theme, and added an Instagram gallery that looks great.
  2. last year

Work:

• WORK:
  1. I have been at Gaea for a year and a half. I understand the business better and can complete tasks quickly. I have also hit many pitfalls, improved, and learned a lot.
  2. Summarize coding problems to avoid repeating them, organize them into blog posts, and record progress bit by bit.
  3. Learn new technologies and frameworks, and follow developments on the internet.

Sharing:

• SHARE:
  1. Published 41 posts on my personal blog in 2016, including motivational pieces.
  2. My personal channel, Mengyao Qiyuan, on the Developer Headlines app has 534 subscribers.

Reading:

• READ:
  1. Currently reading Keigo Higashino’s Journey Under the Midnight Sun. Already read Newcomer, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, One More Lie, Malice, and The Devotion of Suspect X.
  2. Time Will Not Change Everything (Wang Yuancheng)
  3. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Thiel, Masters)
  4. Hackers & Painters (Paul Graham)
  5. Redis Design and Implementation (Huang Jianhong)
  6. The Joy of Algorithms (Wang Xiaohua)
  7. App Backend Development, Operations, and Architecture in Practice (Zeng Jiansheng)
  8. My First Japanese Learning Book (Yuan Yan)
  9. Bought Reeder 3 to follow good blogs: mottoin, Daimajia, SF Headlines, Bole Online, Biaodianfu, and others worth reading.

Life:

• LIFE:
  1. Bought my first DSLR (70D, 18-135), although it is already collecting dust at home. Set up a desktop and got into Overwatch.
  2. Renewed the VPS and domain. Singles’ Day was still a trap (I had bought them for myself on my birthday last year).
  3. Bought stocks and those wicked digital coins (blockchain technology is taking off).
  4. Ran every day in summer and autumn, but stopped in winter. Beijing’s smog is hard to take.

Social Life:

• CHAT:
  1. Met a group of funny friends and colleagues.
  2. Made two close friends through games.

The Future:

• FATURE:
  1. Got a passport in October, so next year I can take a spontaneous trip.
  2. Make more interesting things on GitHub and learn Python web scraping.
  3. In a life where plans cannot keep up with change, let 2017 happen as it will.
  4. The future is still far away. I am moving forward slowly.

By: Mengyao Qiyuan