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
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