My Focus For 2024

• https://roadmap.sh/backend
• Square Growth Framework

Targets / Focus / Tracking

Goal	Comment
Coding	C, Rust, Ruby, go deeper in DB / PostgreSQL, Big Query.
Sec, Arch & DevOps	Broaden tech horizon and dive into 1. CyberSecurity; 2. Architecture; 3. DevOps
AI and ML	Restore AI bot, self-host and use AI in my home project

Jan-Feb-Mar - Ruby, self hosted AI

Goal	Comments
Coding	Ruby, TDD
Generics	Layered Design for RoR apps
AI	Home Asistant with Open AI, self hosted Whisper AI text-to-speach

Apr-May-Jun - Rust, Dissecting Rails

Goal	Comments
Coding	Rust, Dissecting Rails
Generics	—
AI	—

Jul-Aug-Sep - tbc

Goal	Comments
Coding	Ruby: TDD by exmple book, C-lang: basics. The C programming book
Generics	High Performance Browser Networking
AI	—

Oct-Nov-Dec - tbc

Goal	Comments
Coding	—
Generics	—
AI	—

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Tom’s advice

• Focus on a feature and observe it’s performance over time and take ownership of it
• There are still opportunities for good product engineers / managers with solid engineering skills -> look for companies whos CTO and ideally CEO are technical
• go deeper in DB / PostgreSQL, Big Query
• Design Patterns - Familiarise yourself and applly them at work, since you spend more time at work than on side projects
• Books:
  • The Mystical Man-Month
  • Peopleware
  • Shapeup / Basecamp book - appetite and 50/50curve are interesting, but read it all (later, focus on tech first)

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