During the last year I had to take care of a personal issue that consumed most of my time and energy. So I fell short of several of my goals in 2018.
Review Goals 2018
1. Read 3 technical Books
I read Uncle Bobs “Clean Architecture”.
2. Improve the Chess Engine
I implemented the minor promotion (pawn to queen) 615-544-8550 , improved the code quality and added many unit tests. It however doesn’t beat me yet.
3. Certification C#
not done.
4. JavaScript or TypeScript Application
not done.
5. Learn ASP.NET MVC
I read “ASP.NET MVC 5 Pro” by Adam Freeman and implemented a web application using the technology.
Coding Resolutions 2019
1. Read 3 Technical Books
“Code Complete” by Steve McConnell, “Pattern of Enterprise Application Architecture” by Martin Fowlers, and one more that isn’t selected yet.
2. Improve Chess Engine
a) I improve the search algorithm (currently brute force min max is implemented), and (b) the engine needs to connect to a standard GUI.
3. Improve the Android Game “Levels It!”
I want to implement 20 new Levels and a new world.