My Yearly Summary: 2023 Edition

Reflecting on 2023, I experienced a year brimming with presentations, contributions, and remarkable achievements in content creation. Here's a snapshot of my year by the numbers:

• 🎤 14 Talks: Shared knowledge on topics like Angular , Astro, Analog, Angular updates, and more.

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• ✍️ 42 Articles Written: Authored 29 on danywalls.com and 13 for Kendo UI.

• 📈 Blog Success: My blog danywalls.com pass 400K views; dev.to/danywalls reached 600K views.

• 📚 Books Read: Completed "Atomic Habits" and "Getting Started with Technical Recruitment" by Alicia Parra.

• 🤝 Community & Events: Hosted QwikSpain in Barcelona and Madrid, joined Google IO Amsterdam, and participated in Devfests in Vienna, Barcelona, and Jaen.

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January

• 📺 Talk about Angular Composition API.

• ✔ My writing on dev.to/danywalls surpassed 300,000 views, marking a significant milestone in my content creation journey.

February

• ✔ Celebrated a major achievement: my blog www.danywalls.com exceeded 100,000 pageviews!

• Had an insightful conversation with @Bezael Pérez about Qwik vs Astro in Barcelona

  

  • Move my Spanish content to codigoencasa.com

March

• 📺 Hosted an informative session on Astro vs Qwik in Madrid (in Spanish). View here

April

• 📺 Featured on codigoencasa discussing the potential of Signals Future and Rxjs Watch the session

May

• 📺 Engaged Jorge Cano and Ruben about the latest Angular trends. Watch here.

• 📺 Talk in Adevinta about Astro Framework. 👀 watch.

June

• 📺 Presented on Directives Composition API with Angular 15 at Angular Peru. 👀 watch.

• 📺 Discussed Angular 16.1 updates and innovations. 👀 watch @Domini Code.

• 🤝 Participated in Google IO Amsterdam!

Meet to Mark Techson in Google IO!

Had a fantastic walk through Amsterdam with @Jörgen de Groot , thanks to him for his invaluable insights and wonderful friendship.

July

✨ Hosted the inaugural QwikSpain event in Barcelona with @Domini Code , @LeiferMendez and Miško Hevery

🎁 Received my GDE Certificate

📺 Joined with Alyssa Nicoll and Schwarty for a compelling discussion on the power of directives in Angular. Watch now

August

• 📖 Completed reading "Atomic Habits," gaining insights into building effective habits.

• 🏖 Took a refreshing break in Menorca, recharging for upcoming challenges.

  

September

• ✔ Achieved a new milestone: over 500,000 views on dev.to.

• 📚 Finished 'Getting Started with Technical Recruitment' by Alicia Parra, acquiring techniques to become an irresistible job candidate. Get the book.

• 📺 Featured in Angularidades with discussing Libraries, Angular, and Kendo UI. 👀 Watch.

October

• ✨ Spoke at Devfest Vienna about Signals, a great opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking, had opportunity to meet @Rainer Hahnekamp and Dmytro Mezhenskyi.

  

• Celebrated the first QwikSpain meetup in Madrid with @Domini Code

• Spoke at Devfest Barcelona with GDG Barcelona

November

• 📺 Participated in the Angular 17 Watch Party with Jorge Cano and Raul, discussing the latest updates in the Angular world. Watch here

• 📺 Delivered a talk on Angular 17 with BarcelonaJS, sharing insights and experiences. Watch here

December

• ✨ Delivered a talk at Devfest Jaen on Signals and Angular 17

• Meet @diegocoy

• Surpassed 10K followers on Hashnode!

Thanks

Special thanks to Jörgen de Groot, Bezael Pérez, Leifer Mendez, Rainer Hahnekamp, @DecodedFrontend, @AnfibiaCreativa, Alba Silvente Fuentes, @jorgeucano, @santosh, @Bonnie #ngMom, and @KendoUI for their professional advice and for leading by example on how to become a great professional.

Of course, I must also thank everyone for helping make this year amazing, with new collaborations, hidden mentors, and many people who have helped me grow in 2023.

Thanks! 👋