A Developers New Year Resolutions

I’ve never really been big on New Years Resolutions as it seems that I, like most people, have found that making such resolutions hasn’t made a difference for me.  However as I find myself plowing full-speed ahead into 2008 I thought it might be appropriate for me to at least identify a handful of areas within which (perhaps) I could look at “improving”.  Upon further thought, I realized that I am certainly not alone when it comes to failed resolutions, or areas where I might be able to do better.  Hence I share with others my thoughts on some areas of development which I believe could provide a positive impact on my performance as a developer — and probably others around me.

A Developers New Year Resolutions

• I will embrace learning
  • There are many times that the rapidly-changing development environment seems to be a burden.  There is always something new to learn.
  • I vow to remember that learning is powerful and I truly love learning.
• I will document
  •  Nobody is standing over me to see if I document areas about which questions can arise
  • documenting will save time – minimize mistakes – “Why Not do it?”
• I will communicate
  • with other developers
  • with my clients
  • with those around me who say “Get a Life!”
• I will PLAN
  • testing to be done on code I produce
  • my work – and “work” my plan!

Happy New Year to All!