Aug 27The Interface Segregation SituationBack in June, I did a video titled “SOLID Principles: Do You Really Understand Them?”, which turned out to be a bit ironic considering there is one principle I apparently don’t understand as well as I thought. This week I had someone comment on my video explaining that the reason…Sofware Development6 min readSofware Development6 min read
Aug 245 Hard Skills That Will Pay Off ForeverWhile being great at programming is obviously desirable as a software engineer it isn’t the only skill you need if you want to succeed in this career. I have met a few developers in the past who have been code magicians but are awful to work with. They let their…Career Advice5 min readCareer Advice5 min read
Aug 24Should software engineers learn DevOps? 🛠️A few years ago at my last company, there was a big push to try and get the software engineers to learn DevOps. The driver was down to just how difficult it was to hire decent DevOps engineers. It had got to the point that projects were getting delayed by…Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Aug 24Should software engineers learn DevOps? 🛠️A few years ago at my last company, there was a big push to try and get the software engineers to learn DevOps. The driver was down to just how difficult it was to hire decent DevOps engineers. It had got to the point that projects were getting delayed by…Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Aug 6What happened to the remote working dream?Towards the end of 2019, I managed to negotiate 12 days of working from home a month. This would mean most weeks I should have been at home for 3 days and in the office for 2. …Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Jul 30Every great developer has this one trait 🧠I have had the pleasure of working with a lot of great developers in my time. They seem to be able to solve problems with lightning speed and have a real passion for everything that they are working on. Some of this of course comes with experience but experience by…Career Advice3 min readCareer Advice3 min read
Jul 21CI/CD Pipeline Using GitHub Actions: Automate Software DeliveryToday we are going to look at CI/CD pipelines and how we can set them up for free using GitHub Actions. You might not be aware of what CI/CD is and why we use it, so let’s cover that first. Subscribe for more video content Continuous Integration CI stands for Continuous…Tech9 min readTech9 min read
Jul 16Why is the market so tough for junior engineers right now? 😭Back in 2016, I was working at Checkout.com and was one of the first developers working in their London office. Even back then the company had ambitious goals and as a result, I spent a lot of my time hiring new developers. For any new developer, it can take 3–6…Career Advice3 min readCareer Advice3 min read
Jul 9Startup vs Corporate — Which is best for you? 🏢My first job as a software developer out of university was for a 30-year-old software consultancy company. It definitely fell into the corporate category, not only did I have to wear and shirt and tie to work every day (this was later relaxed) but it had a very rigid corporate…Career Advice6 min readCareer Advice6 min read
Jul 3What’s Inside My Digital Toolbox 🧰“A man is only as good as his tools.” — Emmert Wolf I am always interested to learn about what tools people are using in the hope that there might be a few gold nuggets lurking, that will dramatically improve my productivity. Usually, there is at least one thing that…Tech9 min readTech9 min read
