Better Context switching with automation
Use scripts and tools to get you back on track
Clawing back your career when you’ve lost hope
I answered this question on Quora back in December and it proved very popular, so I hope this provides some inspiration to those that feel like they are struggling. It’s…
Advice for Developers (Long Version)
What developers take for granted : a reflection on what new starters need to know Recently at work, a combination of project scheduling, experience and expertise meant I found myself leading a…
Advice for New Developers
I recently answered this question on Quora – namely “What advice can you give me on starting my first job as a software developer?” I’ll relist the key points here…
When will your skills take off?
When you embrace learning as a lifelong job I was in a dark place a few years back, and felt thoroughly overwhelmed with everything. Years of procrastination had come home…
Overlooked aspects of software development
When you’re new to software developer, you have so much to learn. IDE’s, architecture, design patterns, algorithm perhaps. It got me thinking about the less glamorous parts of the job,…
When you’re struggling to perform to the level of your peers
Having been through a situation where I felt thoroughly out of my depth at work, when I saw this question on Quora, I just had to answer. I’ve put a…