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Frank Carr

My #1 for 2018 is a continuation of my 2017 one, get in better physical health. I lost 75 pounds in 2017 and I have 25 more to go. It's just so easy to sit in front of a computer screen all day, consuming carbs while coding, a hard habit to break.

For #2, "Impostor Syndrome"? Yep. I've found that to be an issue with interviewing for jobs recently. I think some interviewers delight in asking obscure language trivia questions or devising unrealistic tests just to make other developers feel bad. I've just started to take the view that companies that interview this way probably aren't good ones to work for anyway. Should I be in a position to interview programmers again this year, I want to make sure my interview questions bring out the best in candidates, not bring out their fears.

For #3 in 2018, I do plan on expanding my knowledge of Angular and on IoT devices. Going back to little computers takes me full circle back to the 80's when I first started programming on little PC's like the Timex-Sinclair and Radio Shack Color Computer.