Year in Review: Getting Back to Building

It’s hard to believe it’s the last day of the year. This year has definitely flown by. Looking back, it ended up being a year of pretty big shifts for me, both personally and in how I work as a developer.

Dev Wins

This year marked some big shifts in my career and development work. A lot of my focus was on getting back to building, learning faster, and spending time on things I actually care about.

That shift naturally pushed me to rethink how I work day to day, which led me to spend a lot more time with AI.

With that new workflow in place, I was able to spend more time actually shipping.

Personal Wins

I don’t usually talk much about personal things on here, but this year had a few wins I’m genuinely proud of. A lot of it came down to getting back to basics and taking better care of myself.

Health was a clear theme for me this year. I’m not getting any younger, and taking care of myself has become a real priority — one I plan to double down on next year.

Looking forward

Looking back made it pretty clear what I want to carry forward into next year. Health will continue to be a major focus, and there are a few goals I’d like to hit there.

On the project side, I’m hoping to launch my new AT Protocol project in the first quarter of the year. I also have a lot planned for AT Explore: ActivityPub functionality, opening up my APIs publicly, and continuing to expand lexicon support. I want to get MCP out of beta and keep pushing its capabilities further.

AI will continue to be a big focus for me as well. I’m experimenting with new AI-driven features across my projects and continuing to work it deeper into my workflow so I can ship faster and spend more time on the parts of building I actually enjoy.

Happy New Year, everyone — here’s to 2026 🥂