Year in review (2019)
obviously (for me), the #1 highlight was having launched this very space ➡️! i started it around 1st august and so far, was only able to create 18 posts; also had fun doing the following things -
- contributing on stack overflow and apps script pulse
- created 2 video quick-tips
- launching an open-source tool on product hunt that was built using google apps script, a spreadsheet & github pages
most important of 'em all though was getting to know some amazing folks from the g suite & apps script community 🎉
here are some of the firsts that i could recall while writing this post -
- created a bot for hangouts chat & another one on telegram
- attended a dev fest conducted by google developer group - bangalore
- built a google data studio community connector 📊 using apps script that helps visualise sendgrid's global stats
- participated in hacktoberfest (awaiting swags 😛)
on the personal front, i -
- finally joined twitter (stepped out of facebook)
- started listening to a ton of podcasts (yet to get on that 'reading books' train)
- got hooked onto obsessively playing chess (online)
as for my plans for 2020, while i don't yet have everything structured, at a minimum i intend to do the following -
- publish an add-on at the g suite marketplace that solves a real-world problem
- do more with firebase and integrate it's services (perhaps cloud messaging?) in apps script (so far, have only taken advantage of it's dynamic links and built a url shortener)
- start cycling back to work (had stopped it about mid-way through 2019)
- get fit! i've definitely gotten a lot out of shape and intend to dust-off that laid back approach on fitness