{"id":7199,"date":"2016-12-29T23:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T05:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daedtech.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=7199"},"modified":"2016-12-30T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:39:46","slug":"happy-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daedtech.com\/happy-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve slipped a bit from my usual cadence in the past week. \u00a0<em>C&#8217;est la vie<\/em>, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of travel in that time, which isn&#8217;t really anything new. \u00a0I&#8217;ve also been doing some work, which also isn&#8217;t really anything new. \u00a0But, on top of those things, I&#8217;ve also been trying to relax a little while visiting and entertaining family. \u00a0All of this has led to me more or less disengaging from publication and social media this past week. \u00a0I imagine a lot of you are doing the same, though, so it&#8217;s probably no great loss.<\/p>\n<p>This year, I offer nothing in the way of a so-called retrospective post. \u00a0In fact, I&#8217;m going to commemorate the impending flip of the calendar only by sincerely wishing you a happy new year and a big thank you for reading and keeping up with the blog.<\/p>\n<p>In case you were curious, I have a lot of plans for the new year. \u00a0Here&#8217;s a quick rundown.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m hoping to wrap the preliminary draft of <a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/developerhegemony\">Developer Hegemony<\/a>\u00a0in the next week, and I&#8217;ll be launching the book in E-book and print in Q1, 2017 (audio book is also potentially in play). \u00a0Stay tuned for a lot more details about that, and also look for me on some upcoming podcasts and interviews.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m under contract for another Pluralsight course, so look for that in the first quarter as well.<\/li>\n<li>Retrospecting a bit on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/daedtech\/the-expert-beginner-store\">merchandise kickstarter<\/a>, for better or for worse (not looking good).<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ll be making the announcement of a new productized service relatively soon.<\/li>\n<li>Look for me to appear as an author on a few additional blogs in 2017 as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of that comes on top of my standard work and travel schedule, so the new year figures to keep me busy. \u00a0Hopefully you have a plan and prospects that you feel good about as well. \u00a0As I said, you have my gratitude for reading and following the blog, and I hope that you have a great year!<\/p>\n<p>Look for me to resume my normal posting cadence on the 2nd or possibly the 4th of January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve slipped a bit from my usual cadence in the past week. \u00a0C&#8217;est la vie, I suppose. 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