We've already crossed into the new year so it's a little late, but regardless 2024 was an interesting year when thinking back.
Personal
I went from fiancé -> husband -> father. That's quite some amount of transition within a year, though each new phase is as exciting as the last.
Both Astrid and Jennifer are well and healthy after child birth, nothing more I can wish for. 2025 will be a fun year watching Astrid grow.
Professional
Work wise, it has also been a blast. The amount of usage at Inngest has probably grown > 30x, I kinda lost track mid-year so honestly that number might be way higher.
Some technical decisions we made earlier in the year already no longer stand very well, so we'll be looking into a couple of rearchitectures to make sure we can continue the same pace of growth for 2025. And some systems, notably Redis can no longer bear the weight of what we need it to do.
My main theme for 2025 will be reliability and scalability, which will be interesting as we also need to be changing systems while handling rearchitecture. And as systems need to handle scale, some things will inevitably get more complex. While we'll be hiring more in 2025, the balance of team size, deliverables, and complexity will need more consideration.
Last
I'd like to thank everyone involved, and I wish you a great 2025.