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+title: I'm still around
+tags: quick-take
+date: 2021-10-12 12:34 -0700
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+Well, hello there!
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+I know it's been a while since we last spoke, but I wanted to let you know that I'm still around and keeping busy with work and continuing learning.
+
+And on that note, here are some of the things I've learned in these months, and might end up on a post of their own:
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+1. Using `pylint`
+1. Implementing GitHub actions, and suggesting a change on a "starter workflow" ([starter-workflows#1108](https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/pull/1108){:target="_blank"})
+1. Packaging projects and publishing to PyPI (see: [ignition-api](https://pypi.org/project/ignition-api/){:target="_blank"}), [Azure artifacts](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/artifacts/quickstarts/python-packages?view=azure-devops){:target="_blank"}, as well as packaging for Jython and learning about unexpected errors and its own shortcomings
+1. Using a Python package's "extras" on `pre-commit` hooks
+1. Writting code compatible with Python 2.5, 2.7 and 3+, and learning about the `__future__`
+1. Switching to informal interfaces after struggling with `abc.ABCMeta` when the implementing classes required a constructor
+1. Dropping `brew install <python_package>` and switching to `pipx`
+
+So don't worry, I'm still around.
+
+Happy coding!