interesting year in many ways

Posted on Nov 25, 2023

Below is a long blog post about 2017. You can also read it on Medium here: https://medium.com/@david_98546/the-year-that-was-2017-8e3bcdcddaed It’s been an interesting year in many ways, and I thought that since this was my last post of the year (I take December off), I might as well write something longer than usual to commemorate it all… It helps me to make sense out of things! There will be some personal stuff mixed with techie and philosophical posts, so let us begin! Let’s start at home first :) My wife gave birth to our daughter at the end of March. She’s now 7 months old — she doesn’t look like it though ;) — and we are both delighted by her progress every day; however, there has not been much time for anything else besides taking care of her during these past few months. Being a father does change your perspective somewhat. We have decided to live nearer to family now too, which means moving again next month or two but hopefully finding somewhere nice enough where you actually want to stay for more than a couple years. Oh, and I finally bought myself a new pair of glasses after using those cheap ones from Boots for over ten years already! In terms of work, 2017 was pretty busy overall. My company had several important projects going on throughout most of the year, including one large web application built entirely in AngularJS, another major project building a mobile app using React Native, and then quite a bit of maintenance work on legacy code written in ASP .NET MVC / C# before that. At least half a dozen other smaller projects were completed as well along with various internal tools and bug fixes, while we also tried to keep up with everything related to JavaScript libraries such as Bootstrap and jQuery. As always, most development took place inside Visual Studio for Windows, although GitLab and GitHub did get used frequently. Finally, I spent almost no time working directly with PHP anymore because none of our clients wanted WordPress websites any longer… which made life easier to say the least!! Now, onto some technology talk…. This was definitely THE YEAR OF REACT NATIVE!!! That alone deserves its own paragraph. If you don’t know what it is yet, think of Facebook’s Instagram and Messenger apps - they use React instead of native code underneath their iOS & Android versions. However, unlike those popular social media platforms (which rely heavily upon Adobe Flash), React is actually open source software developed independently outside of Apple Inc., Google LLC etcetera. In fact, anyone can download the free version today without even having access to Xcode itself! The beauty lies within simplicity: Instead creating complex HTML files full chockfull o’ Javascript scripts manually coded each time around Below is a long blog post about 3D printing, but it’s worth the read if you are interested in how this technology will impact manufacturing and design. If you have been following my blog for any length of time then you know that I am fascinated by 3D printers and the implications they hold not only for today’s industry, but also for future generations to come. Over the last few years we have seen some amazing things emerge from these machines including everything from medical devices like prosthetics, hearing aid components, artificial organs as well as consumer products such as phone cases, guitar picks and even shoes! The possibilities seem endless – what could your company do with one? Read on below… As mentioned above there is so much potential when using something like an additive machine at work or home; let me explain why: In order words “how does this help us?” Here goes-Firstly think back on all those times where someone has said ‘I want XYZ made into ABC shape/form etc.’ Well now thanks largely down too companies like MakerBot who pioneered open source 3d printing software called ReplicatorG (https://replicatorgithub.com/) which allows anyone anywhere around world download free files off internet allowing them build whatever they desire right their own homes without having spend thousands dollars buying fancy expensive equipment just sit wait months before receiving delivery product finally arrive – no more waiting weeks weeks months year+ months!! Instead once downloaded file saved locally hard drive ready print job submitted immediately begin forming object desired – super fast easy way create physical objects directly laptop computer desktop monitor screen! Imagine being able to take photos pictures videos ideas sketch designs drawings models concepts prototypes etc., upload digital files online store sell services through website platform like Amazon Etsy Ebay etc.. What else would be possible??? The best part yet isn’t limited simply creating functional working parts either – because nowadays many business people entrepreneurs craftspeople artists musicians graphic designers writers poets photographers filmmakers gamers game developers educators students scientists inventors tinkerers hobbyist enthusiasts creatives visionaries innovative minds alike can use same techniques develop unique items artworks sculptures gear goods projects pursuits initiatives passionately driven passions dreamed visions lived out shared loved enjoyed cherished appreciated admired adored valued respected applauded acknowledged recognized celebrated acclaimed commended honoured rewarded praised lauded cheered encouraged supported championed upheld embraced embodied inspired amplified expressed exploded flourish flowering blooming blossomed grown spread far wide beyond original scope intended purpose intentional goal aspiration aim ambition desire wish hope expectation wishful thinking anticipation presumption prediction prophecy forecast conjecture hypothesis guess theory speculation probability likelihood chance possibility outcome Below is a long blog post about 3D printing. 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