2020: Review and Outlook
Published: (January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM EST)
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Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
2020 Accomplishments
- Daughter growing up healthy (the happiest thing for parents)
- Delivered 13 public speeches, including a large company event with two talks in one day
- Presented 2 English international speeches (one at Japan DevDay) – slides: GitHub Slides
- Read 15 e‑books
- Made 752 GitHub commits (2019: 691) – profile: kkdai on GitHub
- Participated in 3 hackathons (Mei‑Chu, internal, campus competition)
- Continued regular exercise (aim to increase frequency)
- Published 61 blog posts (continuous writing, lifelong learning)
- Mentored junior developers (Evangelion Unit 02 has great potential)
- Gaming: Monster Hunter World, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate; looking forward to Monster Hunter Rise
- Maintained family health
- Lost additional weight
- Explored Golang in Machine Learning
Outlook / Goals for 2021
- Increase the amount of exercise
- Continue mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Further weight loss and health improvements
- Deepen expertise in Golang for machine learning applications
- Expand public speaking, especially international English talks
- Contribute more commits and open‑source projects
- Participate in additional hackathons and competitions
- Continue reading e‑books and writing blog posts