Day 55 of 100 Days of Code & Scrum: Eighth Weekly Retrospective (RIP my streak)
Tags: 100daysofcode, beginners, javascript, productivity
Published: 2021-12-04 10:06:36

Happy weekend, everyone!

This week may have been the least productive one during my entire [challenge](https://dev.to/rammina/100-days-of-code-and-scrum-a-new-challenge-24lp). My 51-day streak also ended this week, and I took a two-day break. I just try not to be too hard on myself, because I had personal issues getting in the way. I can still somehow make up for it in the coming weeks.

Let's move on to my weekly retrospective!

## Weekly Sprint Goals

- fix the bugs in my company website.
- deploy my company website after cleaning everything up.
- after the website, learn Ghost so I can use it to build my personal blog.
- continue to learn Next.js and Typescript by using concepts while I build my website or maybe just from reading documentations.
- continue studying for Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification.
- continue networking, but allocate less time to this (coding is more important).

## Weekly Review

Here are the things I've managed to do:

- fix remaining bugs in my company website.
- deployed my [company website's homepage](https://www.rammina.com/).
- learned about Ghost, particularly a Jamstack setup using Next.js frontend deployed on Vercel and Ghost on Heroku as my headless CMS.
- discovered various features in Next.js and Vercel, such as zones, Image Optimization, blurDataURL, and monorepos.
- continue my studies for PSM I (not by much).
- expanded my network.

...I guess it wasn't really that bad?

## 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

- I successfully deployed my business page.
- learn plenty regarding Ghost.
- enhanced my knowledge in Next.js and Vercel.
- expanded my network a little bit more.

### Some Mistakes I've Made

- broke my coding streak and lost my momentum.
- I pretty much neglected a lot of things that had little to nothing to do with my website.
- learned almost nothing new about Typescript and Scrum this week.
- got distracted at times and couldn't focus much.

### Things I Could Improve On

- learn a little bit even if it's not much, on bad days.
- should probably do just a little bit more of activities related to my secondary goals.
- prioritize tasks that are more likely to help me meet my weekly goals.
- I should DEFINITELY install something that blocks me from checking certain sites at a specific time.

### Resources/Recommended Readings

- [Content API | Ghost](https://ghost.org/docs/content-api/)
- [Environment Variables | Next.js](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/environment-variables)
- [Deployment | Next.js](https://nextjs.org/docs/deployment)
- [Official Next.js tutorial](https://nextjs.org/learn/basics/create-nextjs-app?utm_source=next-site&utm_medium=nav-cta&utm_campaign=next-website)
- [The Typescript Handbook](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html)
- [The 2020 Scrum Guide](https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html)
- [Mikhail Lapshin's Scrum Quizzes](https://mlapshin.com/index.php/scrum-quizzes/)

Thank you for the support, everyone! Enjoy your weekend!

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### 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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