Day 15 of 100 Days of Code & Scrum: Second Weekly Retrospective
Tags: 100daysofcode, beginners, programming, webdev
Published: 2021-10-23 12:11:22

Happy weekend, everyone!

Today marks the end of the second week, and so I will be doing a Sprint Review and Retrospective as I mentioned back then, [at the beginning of this challenge](https://dev.to/rammina/100-days-of-code-and-scrum-a-new-challenge-24lp).

## My Previous Weekly Sprint Goals

For reference, here were the Sprint Goals for this week:

## Weekly Sprint Goals

- focus on learning **Scrum** principles
- study for Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification
- write some guides about Scrum
- continue learning GraphQL
- continue networking
- no interviews for this week

**gulp** How much of these have I accomplished?

## Weekly Review

I think I finished around 80% of my Sprint Goals for this week, but I didn't really finish any guide that I planned to write...

In any case, here were the things I've done:

- I have reread [The 2020 Scrum Guide](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html) multiple times while trying to write guides for Scrum.
- write an incomplete draft for _Introduction to Scrum_, which covers Scrum as a framework, the Scrum Team and its members, and Scrum Artifacts such as the Product Backlog, the Sprint Backlog, and the Increment.
- worked on completely revamping my _User Story Guide_, because the first one really sucks and was just a short post.
- used [Anki flashcards](https://apps.ankiweb.net/) to study for the PSM I certification exam.
- studied server-side GraphQL and reviewed some of the things I've learned last week.
- I definitely networked a lot on multiple platforms.
- I made a new [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/RamminaR).

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## Weekly Retrospective

Moving on, let's tackle what I've managed to do well, what my shortcomings are, and what I could do better next time.

### What Went Great

- met my learning goals for **Scrum**.
- managed to continue learning about GraphQL, and not forgetting the things I've learned from last week.
- I was able to work towards writing the guide articles.
- reached out to multiple people on different platforms.
- not part of my weekly goals, but I learned a lot about SEO.

### Some Mistakes I've Made

- I'm just bad at managing my time, I check social media too much.
- forgot to install a website blocker to stop myself from checking off-topic content.

### Things I Could Improve On

- most likely check emails, social media, and blog on a set schedule instead.
- I should definitely install something that blocks me from checking certain sites at a specific time.
- prioritize tasks that are more likely to help me meet my weekly goals.

## Got Through the Second Week

The second week was definitely a lot more stressful than the first one, mostly because of personal life issues happening.

However, I managed to commit to my goals and make progress because of the rules of the challenge. I may not have achieved everything that I intended to on this week, but I'm at least partially done with them. I do recommend everyone to try doing the 100 Days of Code challenge, it's really fulfilling and helpful.

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Thank you to everyone who supported me and interacted with me during the past weeks!

Good luck on your developer journeys, and I wish you the best. Have a great weekend, everyone!

### Resources/Recommended Readings

- [The Fullstack Tutorial for GraphQL](https://www.howtographql.com/)
- [Apollo Docs](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/)
- [The 2020 Scrum Guide](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html)
- [Mikhail Lapshin's Scrum Quizzes](https://mlapshin.com/index.php/scrum-quizzes/)

### DISCLAIMER

**This is not a guide**, it is just me sharing my experiences and learnings. This post only expresses my thoughts and opinions (based on my limited knowledge) and is in no way a substitute for actual references. If I ever make a mistake or if you disagree, I would appreciate corrections in the comments!

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