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

152 pieces · 2019–2026

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 …

A screen shot of the homepage for ABM Kitchens and Bathrooms. It shows a photo of a contemporary bathroom design, with a shower cubical on the left and a toilet on the right, with a blue filter applied to the entire image. The words 'ABM Kitchens and Bathrooms. Local tradesman, operating in Hull and the surrounding area, specialising in full property refurbishments, including: fitting bathrooms and kitchens, tiling, plumbing and joinery. We have over three decades of experience and hundreds of happy customers' are shown over the image. 6 Oct 2021 · 2 min Reviewing Our Work: ABM Kitchens and Bathrooms

A short review of a newly released website for a client of ours - ABM Kitchens and Bathrooms

A person holding a camera lens up to the camera. The view point is focused through the lens, allowing us to see a river and valley in the distance. 11 Sep 2021 · 9 min Responsive Images Without JavaScript

How to have responsive images on your site, leveraging a simple HTML element, without the need for JavaScript or server-side code.

Four cargo containers arranged on top of each other. The containers are each coloured differently, from top to bottom and left to right they are: red, blue, orange, and green 1 Sep 2021 · 6 min What is a Container, and What is Docker?

Containers, Images, Docker, podman, DevOps and scalable applications; what do all of these things mean? Jamie talks us through …

A woman holding a book, pretending to read it, whilst looking off to the right of the image. The woman is sitting in a library and is surrounded by books. She is framed by a number fo books arranged to provide a circular window. 31 Dec 2020 · 17 min Continual Professional Development - 2020

DevOps, development best practises, and business where the focus of 2020's CPD. In this blog post Jamie discusses 10 of the best …

Two black headphones setup on brown wooden table, using microphone arms. Each microphone has a set of headphones plugged into them, and the microphones are arranged opposite of each other. 17 Nov 2020 · 31 min Starting a Podcast - Our Advice

Do you want to get started in podcasting? This blog post has our top 15 pieces of advice for budding podcasters, or those who want …

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