# Year in Review - 2022 Edition

DevFeed: [Year in Review - 2022 Edition](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/year-in-review-2022-edition-38454.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eevis.codes/blog/2023-01-07/year-in-review-2022-edition/>)

Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2023-01-07T05:18:44.237000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-development.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [year-in-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/year-in-review.md>)

## AI overview

A personal review of 2022 covering accomplishments, recognition as a Women Techmakers Ambassador, an award nomination, blogging, and a career switch from frontend to Android development.

## Source excerpt

Another year has come to its end, and it's time to look back and reflect on it. I wrote a similar post last year: Year in Review - 2021 edition, and it was interesting to compare these years. This blog post reflects on my 2022 - highs and lows, interesting new things, and some hard times. It doesn't include everything, but it has many important things that happened last year. Let's dive in. Accomplishments Looking back on 2022, I can see some real highlights and accomplishments. Many materialized this year and have been in the works for years. I am proud of them, and I've earned them. WTM Ambassador In November, I got a mail that I was selected as Women Techmakers Ambassador. What is WTM Ambassador, you ask? Here's how Women Techmakers' site defines the role: Women Techmakers Ambassadors are leaders around the world who are passionate about empowering their communities through organizing events, public speaking, creating content, and mentoring. With access to a global community and exclusive resources, Ambassadors are helping build a world where all women can thrive in tech. It's an honor and a great recognition of my work in past years. Not everyone gets selected, so it means that I've done something right. NWITA Nominee Last year (2021), I was one of the finalists in the Nordic Women in Tech Award's category, Rising Star of the Year, and this year, I was nominated in the category Developer of the Year. I didn't make it to the final five, but the nomination is an honor. Dev Top Author To my surprise, I got an email that I'm one of this year's Dev's Top Authors. Being recognized for the time and effort I've put in writing my blog feels good. Career Switch One of the most significant turns this year has taken is my switch from frontend to Android development. To be honest, I was already a bit tired of frontend things. I already knew so much, and even though there's always something new to learn, I've realized I wanted something new. And Android development has been j