August was a very busy and chaotic month. Lots of big changes lumped together, across all aspects of life. Most relevant to this blog, starting at a new team in the company and learning a new programming language.
Achievements
New team
In 2024 I returned to a company I had worked for several years in. Although I was glad to be back, I was never really happy with the environment. Working on a legacy system, with waterfall methodology... it was way too detached from what I believe in. After one year, I was ready to move on. So I jumped into an opportunity to work at a different area of the company, which couldn't be more different: a platform team, with the mission of improving the developer experience across the company's developer ecosystem. Needless to say, there is a huge amount of new things to learn. I spent all of August in onboarding mode, and although at the end I had already started contributing effectively, it will still take a few more months to get fully adapted to this new environment.
Go
Moving teams often mean changing your technology stack. I have started learning the Go programming language, which has been a fascinating journey. As a mainly Java developer, I am enjoying the simplicity and the modern feel of the language, while being highly skeptical of the several implicit conventions that it relies on.
Searching for new apartment
On a more personal note, I have also started looking for a new apartment to buy. At this point it is really important for me to live in a more central part of the city, as the logistics to do anything are becoming a real bottleneck. While fun, it is certainly a very demanding activity - so many hours every week lost looking through alternatives, visiting places, and so on.
Downpoints
Habits on hold
The bad part of having so many new things happening all at once is that your routine gets totally disrupted. During this month, all of my usual habits (exercising, personal studies, etc.) have been put on hold.
Plans for next month
Continue onboarding and adaptation
I do not expect September to be much different. There is still a long way to adapt to all these changes, and it should continue for a few months at least. Hopefully, I will be able to get back on track with some of my habits, but I would not be surprised if that is not possible yet.
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