Fear of criticism or offending someone once held me back⛔—but not anymore. With the help of Language Learning Models (LLMs), I've crafted this content. Over the past month, I've completed 🧩 33 Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) problems, delved into Low-Level Design (LLD) and High-Level Design (HLD), and tackled some Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges. Admittedly, I've been lax in updating my Github 🤷‍♂️. Why, you might ask? I got lazy... this festive season.

There was a moment when front-end development piqued my interest. 🍀 Luckily, I pivoted away from it just in time. Like everything else, it's evolving into a more specialized, competitive field. Cybersecurity, system design, and hacking beckoned me, and I couldn't ignore their call 🛡️. And let's face it—I believe full-stack development is headed towards redundancy since practically anyone can do it nowadays 🚧.

And why is that? Well, the paradigm is shifting 🔄. Whether viewed positively 🌈 or negatively ⛈️, it's a reality. Soon, with tools beyond WordPress, individuals will craft entire websites capable of gathering custom data points and optimizing actions based on user preferences and commands 💡. All with possibly ChatGPT4.0, which is accessible by anyone.

Coding on its own is no longer enough 🚫. Consider this: I've been using LLMs, such as Github Co-pilot, for analysis and code writing 🧑‍💻. In fact, over 70% of my coding in the past year was assisted by Co-pilot—in both professional contexts (with refactored variables and logical boilerplate fetched via ChatGPT-4.0 and other engines) and in personal projects. As my reliance increases (my poor tab key needed replacing), I find myself dedicating more time to brainstorming and problem-solving according to specific delivery requirements.

Now, robust coding knowledge, low-level, and high-level design skills are indispensable. Code review has become a significant part of my skill set this past year. My team and I ensure that our code undergoes at least three reviews before any pull request merges into the release branch—and this stringent process holds true for all reviewers 👀 in our process. Mental performance analysis and code reviewing are now vital for mastering at least one tech stack. For me, that's Java ☕.

Thanks to modern tools, delivering over a thousand lines of code within a workday is within reach—despite the four-hour daily meetings 🕓 and less than four hours for actual coding due to context switching 🔄.

Meanwhile, I'm immersing myself in the worlds of Cybersecurity and malware development. To me, they're distinct—defense versus offense—yet founded on similar principles 🔐. Working in malware development is akin to piggybacking on existing applications, whether systems or business logic. Since July, LLMs have lifted the burden of monotonous tasks, which has been a boon for my personal projects 🛠️.

But a fun weekend is on the horizon! I'll be reading comics 📚, immersing myself in Minecraft ⛏️, and looking forward to two outings 🎒. I hope you've got something fun lined up too 🎉. That's all for now. Happy New Year and best wishes 🎆!

Cheers... 🥂