THE BUCKET LIST

Life Goals
And Wild Dreams

A collection of personal and professional aspirations that keep me motivated and growing, both as a developer and as a human.

38 items

  • Master React ecosystem completely

    Next.js, Redux, React Query

  • Build my own portfolio website

    August 16, 2025
    https://cjjutba.com
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  • Build a full-stack application

    Using MERN/MEAN stack

  • Learn and implement TypeScript

    In a production project

  • Master CSS animations and micro-interactions

  • Build a Progressive Web App (PWA)

  • Learn WebAssembly (WASM)

    Implement performance-critical feature

  • Master accessibility (a11y)

    Achieve WCAG AAA compliance

  • Land a frontend developer role

    At a tech company

  • Get promoted to senior frontend developer

  • Become a technical lead

    On a major project

  • Speak at a tech conference

    Or local meetup

  • Mentor a junior developer

  • Freelance for international clients

  • Build and sell a SaaS product

  • Reach $50k annual salary

    First major milestone

  • First OpenSource contribution

    July 2025

  • Contribute to 10 different open source projects

  • Create an open source library

    500 target
    With 500+ GitHub stars

  • Participate in Google Summer of Code

  • Organize a local developer meetup

  • Write technical blog posts

    5,000 target
    Reach 5k monthly readers

  • Learn a new programming language

    Go, Rust, or Python

  • Complete AWS/Google Cloud certification

  • Learn mobile development

    React Native or Flutter

  • Master DevOps basics

    Docker, CI/CD, Kubernetes

  • Build a machine learning project

  • Travel to Silicon Valley

    Visit tech companies

  • Attend a major tech conference

    Google I/O, React Conf, etc.

  • Work remotely from another country

    For at least a month

  • Build a side project with passive income

  • Solo travel to another country

  • Get 250+ followers on GitHub

    Target: Dec 2025
    250 target

  • Get 1,000+ organic LinkedIn followers

    Target: June 2025
    1,000 target

  • Build a game using web technologies

  • Create a YouTube channel

    About coding tutorials

  • Participate in a hackathon

    And win a prize

  • Build an app for local community

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