The headlines are gloomy: AI replacing engineers, shrinking opportunities, a craft that feels less human. I don't buy the fatalism. I still enjoy this job: I break things, get frustrated, blame the machine, fix it, and do it again. AI is a tool. Used well it amplifies what engineers already do; ignored, it leaves you behind.
So this feels like a year to get deliberate rather than anxious. I've been quiet online for years, and I want to build things I'm proud of in public.
Five goals
| Goal | Why |
|---|---|
| Be visible: keep this site alive, write, share | Writing is how I find out what I don't understand yet. |
| Track achievements against deliberately unrealistic goals | To see how far I actually get, not how far feels safe. |
| Go back to computer science and maths, mostly DSA | The fundamentals outlast every framework I use at work. |
| Learn Rust properly | A language that makes me think about memory and ownership. |
| Speak in front of 300+ people | The one that scares me most. |
No grand promises, just small steps every week. I'll report back.