“Sometimes the smallest victories in life are more rewarding than the greatest milestones.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love
Finally, December arrived this year with mild temperatures and foggy rains. But for me personally, it doesn’t matter, considering the current circumstances all around the globe. We basically stay home and avoid interactions with strangers in the outside world. Usually, I don’t write about my personal life events, but this time let me write a little about it.
And I know this year has been rough for every one of us, but I was able to accomplish one of my personal milestones this week in my career journey. Despite some mental challenges, I at least survived as a programmer for one year. In the past five years, I’ve tried a few different tech jobs, and all of my challenges ended up in failure due to their toxic working conditions and dysfunctional relationships with my supervisor and colleagues. So, it was quite an achievement that I didn’t give up on my job midway through.
Due to my procrastination, I was a little lazy throughout the year, but still, my current job gave me the motivation to study Java programming and enjoyed it. I know I still have many challenges and uncertainties ahead of my life. Even if my journey as a programmer ends up abruptly next year, it doesn’t mean the end of my career. I consider my current position a stepping stone to my future goal, so all I can do now is to commit all I got to my assignments.
Finally, throughout the entire year, I wasn’t able to carry on all by myself. Thanks to my supervisors, colleagues, and boss who gave me a hand when I came up against difficulties. Thank you all for everything they’ve done for me to achieve this milestone. If it were not for them, I wouldn’t have been able to make it throughout the year. Additionally, I also appreciate YouTubers with heavy Indian accents who paved my way through JDBC programming and Java in general.
Finally, here are my programming textbooks and computers I studied Java programming with.
