Update #12 New year resolutions for 2023

Happy 2023 everybody!

Well, you can see that it has been quiet on the blog, as it has been quiet on my road to Java greatness. From right after the holidays last year, it has been very hectic at work. I could not find enough energy and drive in the evenings and weekends to continue with the Java learning.

Did I disband my Java learning completely? Well, to be honest I don’t know yet. I am spending part of my 2 weeks end-of-year holiday thinking about my work goals for 2023. I am doing my current role at my company (Release Train Engineer / Lead Scrum master) now for about 5 years, of which 2 years at my current department. To me that means time to start thinking about next steps. Working at a large company like major airline AirFrance-KLM, gives the opportunity to find new challenges within the company, for example in another domains (e.g. Flight, Commercial, Cargo, Engineering & Maintenance, Ground etc…). And another domain brings other people, other work culture, other technology.

So I set a goal for myself to figure out my next step in this year. And I am having an open mind for either a new work environment or a change in role or function. I am still very much interested in technology, which I cannot do much with in my current role. Therefore I am also looking into options where technology is more in the picture.

To come back on Java (as for now this is my Java Blog), I expect to still finish some chapters in the current Java course, but with less ambition. Time will tell if I will be able to use to knowledge in the coming year(s)