2008 and me

i have learned a lot of new things, which i am very happy about, but i also had some bad experiences:

in Programming, i learned

• how to use git, finally.
• about unfuddle and i am happy about it.
• how to master Rails Caching.
• how to master Ruby meta programming to the max (self learning class!).
• how to use Oracle, also with rails.
  
• tried .net, hated it.
• tried Django, hated it.
  
• JQuery, MooTools and basically Javascript.
• the power of RSS feeds.
• about the joy in helping others where you struggled in forums across the net.
  

in Business, i learned

• Never to do business with friends.
• Never to do business with friends, ever (yeah, twice).
• how to spot opportunities of a life time.
• how to make words and sentences, into real kicking money
• how to harness adsense.
• how to negotiate when i am not on top.
• how to fight, struggle and win with minimum resources.
• from the big shots, how to do it in the USA.
  

Life

• microsoft came back into my life with an XBOX-360, and i hate to say i like it.
• i learned to play the guitar.
• Moved to USA, smartest thing i did in my life.
  
• i learned how to run a flawless project plan.
• got 2 more Macs, ipod, and an AppleTv.

on the good side...

• Took part in few amazing projects.
• Gained #1 on Oracle ruby on rails blog reference page.
• Finally started my own baby startup.
• Got 1.8M$ investment for a friend's company in a 45 minute phone call to the investor.
• Sold all my AAPL shares before the crisis.
• Taking a major part in bringing Rails to Israel.
  

On the down side...

• i lost too many friends, if they ever were.
• too many of my dreams and wishes came down in flames (but were replaced by new ones.)

Looking back, it wasn't such a bad year... some things may not be so good, but i believe that 2009 is the key year for me.
Hopefully in the next year (on Mephisto!!), i will be able to say
"it was an amazing year"

happy new year everyone.