Reflections on 2022
My big thank you to our readers, my pause for October-November, news for Technical Coaching for next year, and what's coming up for the future
Let’s see where we’ve come to and what’s coming up next… While most people write these kinds of messages during December, I do it a few months earlier.
Big thank you to everyone
Since I started writing articles 10 months ago, I’ve met so many intelligent people; it was great to exchange ideas and continue learning. I like hearing different perspectives and debates because it makes us all come to a synthesis - collective knowledge. This level of insight is much deeper than what is individually accessible.
In particular, I highly appreciated the ongoing discussions with Michaël Azerhad regarding insights about TDD & DDD. Furthermore, the other significant impact came from discussions with Bryan Finster and Andrea Laforgia regarding Continuous Delivery, particularly the website MinimumCD.org; this is indeed the foundation for quality. Last but not least, I am grateful that I had a chance to meet people who have initiatives for all-rounded quality, Jean-Baptiste Musso, and for introducing me to Antoine Craske from QE Unit (Quality Engineering Community), and a strong alignment with the direction of TechExcellence.io.
Optivem Journal after 1.5 months
Thank you very much to our readers from Optivem Journal; your support means a lot to me. When I started, I had to decide whether to write articles with a broader mainstream appeal or more in-depth research/analytical posts for a more advanced audience. I chose the latter.
Now, 1.5 months later, we’ve reached 600+ subscribers. This is far beyond any expectations I had when launching. Looking forward to further growth.
Emails & LinkedIn DMs
I will be going through my emails from subscribers and LinkedIn DMs.
I aim to respond to you this week & next week.
If you wish to reach out to me in the future, you can also see the process on valentinacupac.com.
What’s coming up in the future
The following are my plans for the future:
Continue writing in-depth technical articles in Optivem Journal, mainly targeting Technical Leaders and Architects
I’ve been thinking about making content for Tech CEOs and Engineering Managers about how to transform their teams by introducing Continuous Delivery, refactoring legacy applications, and introducing TDD & Clean Architecture; so if this is of interest to you, feel free to let me know
Looking for feedback
I am always looking for feedback about what you like and don’t like and what I can do to improve. Your feedback is important to me. Nearly every initiative I started was based on YOUR feedback rather than my ideas.
I want to provide you with the biggest value, and your feedback means so much to me.
I wish you all an amazing day!
Thanks for all your support,
Valentina