This article was translated from Japanese by Claude Code.
I’ll reflect on 2018 through blog posts.
January#
I started writing monthly reflection blog posts. I wasn’t sure how long I’d stick with it, but I’m glad I (managed to) continue for a whole year.
It was a month where I was concentrated on preparing DroidKaigi materials.
February#
I gave a presentation about Flux at DroidKaigi. It was my first time giving a 30-minute presentation in English. I was nervous and made mistakes, but more than that, I gained a little confidence when speaking.
I researched Okio and presented at DroidKaigi Rejectcon with @stsn_jp. There was no night where I dove into reading a library’s source code quite like that one. It was fun…!
March#
I presented about Flux at Droidcon Boston. I made revisions based on what I presented at DroidKaigi. Since it was a presentation in the US, like DroidKaigi, it was my first experience and I was very nervous. Of course, I have reflections here too, but I was lucky the proposal got through and happy I could present. I’ll never forget being complimented by the audience about my presentation slides afterward.
At the company, I was seconded to a subsidiary company, which became a new turning point.
April#
I wrote and sold my first book at Techbook Festival. The content was about Okio’s internal implementation. Though the number of copies was small, I was glad we sold out.
May was Google I/O, so I also participated in Pre-Party and other events.
May#
I participated in Google I/O 2018. Here’s my reflection blog about Google I/O. Also, I started automating with Bitrise × Fastlane and began multi-module setup.
June#
I participated in Kyash Meetup and gave a presentation about Bitrise! My first Kyash office visit—it was nice.
Around this time, I had the “want to pay with Kyash” disease~!
July#
I went on a company trip and presented at the company morning meeting about the work of “Code Review”.
Summer was hot, wasn’t it.
August#
I gave presentations about motif and caching in Bitrise.
Traveling to Thailand was also a great memory. First Thailand—it was great.
September#
I participated in a panel discussion at DevFest Tokyo 2018. It was like a parent-teacher observation! AAC will continue to be an important component in Android app development. Continuing to improve.
Getting together with matching industry engineers, having drinks, and getting excited about holding a study group was great.
October#
I revived the Android Weekend event. If you want to give a presentation in English or practice, check it out next year!
Also, I published a book again at Techbook Festival. This time it was about Picasso’s internal implementation. This time too, I was glad it all sold out.
Also went sightseeing in Chichibu—it was fun!
Maple Base was a really nice place.
November#
Hosted Matching Dev Meetup! It was an event I organized from the planning stages. It was fun…
Received notification that DroidKaigi proposal was accepted. Challenge. 🙏
December#
I think this was the month I was most focused on my team and technical strategy.
I also worked hard on preparing DroidKaigi materials!
Looking back, it was a year where I was able to do lots of new things and presentations.
At the company, I feel happy to have been given new missions and opportunities.
2018 passed without major accidents, and I’m glad I was able to live it healthily.
I want to live 2019 with the same energy.
Thank you for 2018. I appreciate your support.
Please support me again next year.