Two weeks ago I was at GopherCon Brasil 2019 at Florianópolis for the first time ever. There were a few interesting talks discussing Go’s compiler, linters, GoCV with Tensorflow and HuskyCI (which you should definitely check out).
However great the talks were, the event was especially important to remind me that I genuinely like what I do. Between work and university, it’s really easy to forget that I also like to program as a hobby.
Setting and reaching milestones can be troublesome tasks. However, making a project presentable and functional without established objectives is even worse. The lack of a clear goal when developing a project can lead to months or even years of endless optimizations. Occasionally, all you need to do is feel like you’ve completed something. Think of how many ideas never see the light of day due to perfectionism.
Through my learning process, I usually become really interested in a particular topic. I start searching everywhere about it and put it to practice (if possible). Thanks to that, I’m learning a lot by myself. Sounds good, doesn’t it? In practice, it is. In theory, this approach still has several flaws and it has definitely room for some improvements.
In general, people think sleep deprivation is a bad thing. I must say that I think they are absolutely right. Nothing ruins my following day like a bad night’s sleep, I’m sure most people would agree with me on this. I wake up tired, in a bad mood and it’s extremely difficult to leave my bed.
