So often we are confronted with the option of building or not building. Staring at a line of code. Complete the syntax, writing in automatic.… Read More »When you code. Mean it.

To get started in software you need two things. A good memory for useless details and an ability to see patterns in the things around… Read More »What Do You Need To Get Started in Software?

There is a contradiction at the heart of software development which is this: Software engineers have to make a series of small bets every day… Read More »Colouring Outside the Lines

One of my favourite podcasts is Maintainable by Robby Russell. I’ve just caught up with the episode with Professor John Ousterhout called “It’s Not You,… Read More »How to Build Maintainable Software

I almost called this article – The Anti Engineer – but I don’t want to piss off those who consider themselves software engineers. That’s not… Read More »Are You An Engineer or A Dreamer?

Think about how we can improve our interactions in the sometimes emotional world of software engineering. Do Pull Requests make sense in our modern way… Read More »Pull Requests cause Friction

Before the world had VS Code there was Sublime Text. Before the world had Notepad++ there was Notepad. Before vi and emacs? Well I’m not… Read More »Why Vi or Emacs?