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Essays on technology leadership, AI adoption, architecture and developer experience, published continuously since 2019.

157 pieces · 2019–2026

Five clear glass jars filles with a transparent liquid and multiple different coloured candied sweets 11 Jun 2022 · 13 min Apprentice Dev Blog: Week 4 - Repositories and Testing

Our 2022 apprentice has been working on adding unit tests and implementing the repository pattern this week.

A close up photo of some printed sheet music for Consolation No.4 in D-flat major by Liszt. The majority of the detail is slightly out for focus. There are handwritten notes on the sheets, in pencil. 9 Jun 2022 · 5 min Podcaster Questions: Can I Use Copyrighted Music In My Show?

Is it possible to play copyrighted music on a podcast? Mark talks you through the process, and what can happen if you don't get …

A single, brown leather travel bag in the middle of the road 7 Jun 2022 · 9 min CreatorCollabs with Cher Jones

Friend of RJJ Software Cher Jones recently started a new series called 'CreatorCollabs'. The first episode was about getting …

Two people consulting on some code, using a laptop. One person is pointing to a line of code on the screen, whilst another is using the trackpad to move the on-screen cursor 4 Jun 2022 · 9 min Apprentice Dev Blog: Week 3 - Refactoring and Validation

Our 2022 apprentice has been working on refactoring and input validation this week

A person at a standing desk, using their laptop to work remotely with a serene view of trees and rolling fields in the background. 2 Jun 2022 · 10 min On Being Fully Remote & VPNs

Empathy is one of the most important skills for developers to have, especially empathy for the users of the software they build.

A close up photo black Android smartphone showing the definition of the word “design”. 30 May 2022 · 5 min Podcaster Questions: Should I Transcribe My Show?

Should you provide a transcript for your podcast? And, if so, how should you provide it?

A sepia toned image of a person's decking and back yard. The image has been stretched via a fish-eye lens, giving it a rounded look. 27 May 2022 · 12 min Apprentice Dev Blog: Week 2 - Injecting Dependencies

Our 2022 apprentice has started learning the basics of dependency injection and not hard coding config into your applications

Two people working on a shared problem at a computer. They are both working at a laptop which is plugged into two external monitors, and are discussing the problem. One person is pointing to something on the laptop's screen, and the other person is following along. 20 May 2022 · 12 min Apprentice Dev Blog: Week 1 - Getting Started

Our 2022 apprentice writes about the challenges that they have overcome and the knowledge they have gained in their first week …

A black and white image of a banner with the text 'WE HEAR YOU.' in black text on a white banner. 25 Apr 2022 · 8 min Important Skills for Developers: Empathy

Empathy is one of the most important skills for developers to have, especially empathy for the users of the software they build.

An audio engineer working at a their Digital Audio Workstation. They have black Sony headphones on, and are pressing the left-hand side cup to their ear with their left hand. Their right hand is on a rotary playback control device. They are sitting at a computer with two monitors, one of which shows an audio waveform. 20 Apr 2022 · 14 min Five Reasons Why You Should Hire a Podcast Editor

Podcasting can be a great way to advertise a product or feature directly to your target audience. Hiring an audio editor is a …

A hand holds a torn piece of brown paper with the legend 'to inspire' in black ink 5 Apr 2022 · 2 min On Drive and Gatekeepers

A Dave Grohl quote proves that if someone has the drive, they can achieve anything provided that they have supportive people …

The upper floor of a library, showing books on brown wooden shelves and a railing to prevent people from falling to the lower floor 29 Dec 2021 · 17 min Continual Professional Development - 2021

Security, Refactoring, and Communication where the focus of 2021's CPD. In this blog post Jamie discusses 10 of the best books …

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