2023: A Look Back at My Year
Published: 2024-01-08 15:13:19

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title: 2023: A Look Back at My Year
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Reflecting on 2023, I experienced a year brimming with presentations, contributions, and remarkable achievements in content creation. Here's a snapshot of my year by the numbers:

- 🎤 **14 Talks** : Shared knowledge on topics like Angular , Astro, Analog, Angular updates, and more.

- **42 Articles Written** : Authored 29 on [danywalls.com](https://danywalls.com/) and 13 for [Kendo UI](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/dany-paredes).

- 📈 **Blog Success** : My blog [danywalls.com](https://danywalls.com/) pass **400K** views; [dev.to/danywalls](https://danywalls.com/) reached **600K** views.

- 📚 **Books Read** : Completed "Atomic Habits" and "Getting Started with Technical Recruitment" by Alicia Parra.

- 🤝 **Community & Events** : Hosted QwikSpain in Barcelona and Madrid, joined Google IO Amsterdam, and participated in Devfests in Vienna, Barcelona, and Jaen.

Would you like to explore the journey?

## January

- 📺 Talk about Angular Composition API.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyOheinqd6g&t=64s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyOheinqd6g&t=64s)

- My writing on [dev.to/danywalls](https://twitter.com/hashnode/status/1609893504343236609) surpassed 300,000 views, marking a significant milestone in my content creation journey.

## February

- Celebrated a major achievement: my blog www.danywalls.com exceeded 100,000 pageviews!

![demo](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701025348835/42967bf9-6ec5-4e50-b918-04204a7f05be.png)

- Had an insightful conversation with @[Bezael Prez](https://chat.openai.com/c/@bezael) about Qwik vs Astro in Barcelona

## **March**

- 📺 Hosted an informative session on Astro vs Qwik in Madrid (in Spanish). [View here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyLy-Ids67M)

## April

- 📺 Featured on [codigoencasa](https://codigoencasa.com/author/danywalls/) discussing the potential of Signals Future and Rxjs [Watch the session](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhw3-1sQ3Ts&t=1s)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhw3-1sQ3Ts&t=1s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhw3-1sQ3Ts&t=1s)

## **May**

- 📺 Engaged Jorge Cano and [Ruben](https://twitter.com/elecash) about the latest Angular trends. [Watch here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJpGztlpxM).

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJpGztlpxM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJpGztlpxM)

- 📺 Talk in Adevinta about Astro Framework. [👀 watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykDJI55GX0).

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykDJI55GX0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykDJI55GX0)

## **June**

- 📺 Presented on Directives Composition API with Angular 15 at [Angular Peru](https://twitter.com/AngularPeruNG). [👀 watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQHS4g2qZQ&t=929s).

- 📺 Discussed Angular 16.1 updates and innovations. [👀 watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7RvqZ_oDY) @[Domini Code](https://chat.openai.com/c/@dominicode).

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7RvqZ\_oDY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7RvqZ_oDY)

- 🤝 Participated in Google IO Amsterdam!

![Google IO](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701025801777/c6b83f15-5af7-4ec5-8aa3-0d45caba697e.jpeg)

Meet to [Mark Techson](https://twitter.com/marktechson) in Google IO!

![Jorgen](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701025893759/8f14e3ff-4cfd-48cc-a786-2e1ced24568f.jpeg)

Had a fantastic walk through Amsterdam with [Jrgen de Groot](https://hashnode.com/@Alt148) , thanks to him for his invaluable insights and wonderful friendship.

## **July**

Hosted the inaugural [QwikSpain](https://twitter.com/qwikspain) event in Barcelona with [Domini Code](https://hashnode.com/@dominicode) , [@LeiferMendez](https://twitter.com/LeiferMendez) and [Miko Hevery](https://twitter.com/mhevery)

![GDE](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701026006731/f7679c8f-05c2-4b0e-8987-288f2a686128.jpeg)

🎁 Received my GDE Certificate

![Alisse](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701793501053/c91e8cc7-f015-44cd-9945-2baddacb44d5.jpeg)

📺 Joined with [Alyssa Nicoll](https://twitter.com/AlyssaNicoll) and [Schwarty](https://twitter.com/schwarty) for a compelling discussion on the power of directives in Angular. [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX81AODRMk)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX81AODRMk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX81AODRMk)

## August

- 📖 Completed reading "Atomic Habits," gaining insights into building effective habits.

- 🏖 Took a refreshing break in Menorca, recharging for upcoming challenges.

## September

- Achieved a new milestone: over 500,000 views on [dev.to](http://dev.to/).

- 📚 Finished 'Getting Started with Technical Recruitment' by [Alicia Parra,](https://twitter.com/aliciapgrande) acquiring techniques to become an irresistible job candidate. [Get the book](https://a.co/d/0Xarpix).

![Alicia](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701794720717/b5af0a84-6103-49b5-9d23-881e7d06ab30.jpeg)

- 📺 Featured in [Angularidades](https://twitter.com/angularidades) with discussing Libraries, Angular, and Kendo UI. [👀 Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXg2JDbKa0&t=234s).

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXg2JDbKa0&t=234s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXg2JDbKa0&t=234s)

## October

- Spoke at [Devfest Vienna](https://twitter.com/DevFestVienna) about Signals, a great opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking, had opportunity to meet [Rainer Hahnekamp](https://hashnode.com/@rainerhahnekamp) and [Dmytro Mezhenskyi](https://twitter.com/DecodedFrontend).

- Celebrated the first QwikSpain meetup in Madrid with [Domini Code](https://hashnode.com/@dominicode)

![qwik spain](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701793214597/55b69548-693e-4258-9cc1-e2f474bdcecb.jpeg)

- Spoke at Devfest Barcelona with [GDG Barcelona](https://twitter.com/GDGBarcelona)

![GDG Barcelona](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1701793373830/ae6b9190-6361-4278-9b34-2d085f93bdbc.jpeg)

## November

- 📺 Participated in the Angular 17 Watch Party with [Jorge Cano](https://twitter.com/jorgeucano) and [Raul](https://twitter.com/elecash), discussing the latest updates in the Angular world. [Watch here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgXq4jhYWL0)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgXq4jhYWL0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgXq4jhYWL0)

- 📺 Delivered a talk on Angular 17 with [BarcelonaJS](https://twitter.com/BcnJS), sharing insights and experiences. [Watch here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhH53rbAhy)

[https://youtu.be/mhH53rbAhyk?t=27](https://youtu.be/mhH53rbAhyk?t=27)

## December

- Delivered a talk at Devfest Jaen on Signals and Angular 17

![Jaen](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1703165563469/0a382dbe-cfb2-4000-a210-4e4152e5d862.jpeg)

- Meet [@diegoco](https://twitter.com/UnJavaScripter)y

- Surpassed 10K followers on Hashnode!

## **Thanks**

Special thanks to [Jrgen de Groot](https://hashnode.com/@Alt148), [Bezael Prez](https://hashnode.com/@bezael), [**Leifer Mendez**](https://twitter.com/LeiferMendez), [Rainer Hahnekamp](https://hashnode.com/@rainerhahnekamp), [@DecodedFrontend](https://twitter.com/DecodedFrontend), [@AnfibiaCreativa](https://twitter.com/AnfibiaCreativa), [Alba Silvente Fuentes](https://hashnode.com/@Dawntraoz), [@jorgeucano](https://twitter.com/dawntraoz), [@santosh](https://twitter.com/SantoshYadavDev), [@ **Bonnie #ngMom**](https://twitter.com/bonnster75), and **@KendoUI** for their **professional advice** and for **leading by example** on how to become a great professional.

Of course, I must also thank everyone for helping make this year amazing, with new collaborations, hidden mentors, and many people who have helped me grow in 2023.

Thanks! 👋