David Heinemeier Hansson in 2005
2005 was 100% worth living.
In 2005, David Heinemeier Hansson
did 10 things,
went 4 places,
met 0 people, and
consumed 0 products.
January
Added to 43 Things:
- Build a PVR using Mac Mini and EyeToy 200 — completed about 1 month later
- Deliver a keynote on Rails to 500+ people — completed 7 months later
- See my name on the cover of a book — completed 7 months later
- Launch Writeboard — completed 8 months later
- Attend the AYE Conference 2006
- drink a beer or 12 with David Heinemeier Hansson — completed about 1 year later
- Attend a Building of Basecamp workshop in London
- Grow Basecamp to 10x its current size
- Read one book every two weeks
- Release Rails v1.0 — completed over 2 years later
- Practice religious test-first development for a month
- write an application on Rails — completed over 3 years later
- Start sabre fencing again
- learn smalltalk
- Visit Tokyo — completed over 3 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
- get an apple powerbook — Worth doing!
- Start using SVN. — Worth doing!
- Fly First Class — Worth doing!
- Launch TaDa — Worth doing!
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February
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- get a Mac mini — Worth doing!
- Build a PVR using Mac Mini and EyeToy 200 — Worth doing!
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March
Added to 43 Things:
- Launch Backpack — completed about 1 month later
- Become a better story teller
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May
Completed on 43 Things:
- Launch Backpack — Worth doing!
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June
Added to 43 Places:
- Hong Kong
- Moskva
- Tokyo
- Porto Alegre — visited 11 months later
- New Zealand
- Hawai'i — visited over 2 years later
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August
Completed on 43 Things:
- Deliver a keynote on Rails to 500+ people — Worth doing!
- See my name on the cover of a book — Worth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
- Portland — Worth visiting!
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October
Completed on 43 Things:
- Launch Writeboard — Worth doing!
