Don’t Overthink It
There is a lot of talk about programming. There is also a lot of talk about improving the craft of programming through architecture, TDD, DDD,… Read More »Don’t Overthink It
How to be a Happier Software Engineer
It is incredibly powerful to realise that a single engineer can influence a team’s overall happiness and, by extension, their own happiness. But it can… Read More »How to be a Happier Software Engineer
Can Our Decisions Always Work Out for the Best?
Or “No Correct Solutions: How Engineering Actually Happens” I’m currently training for a marathon, so I’m out at stupid-o-clock in the morning to get in… Read More »Can Our Decisions Always Work Out for the Best?
Building Resilience: How to form lasting psychological safety
This is the first of a two-part post about building individual resilience in software engineering. Today is Blue Monday. According to experts this is mentally… Read More »Building Resilience: How to form lasting psychological safety
How to be a Contented Engineer
I’ve recently explored the subject of happiness in software engineering from an organizational perspective and explored the foundations of how software organizations come about. Let’s… Read More »How to be a Contented Engineer
Daily Habits: The Advent of Code
Today is the day that the lazy coder in me has been waiting for all year. I like the challenge of the Advent of Code… Read More »Daily Habits: The Advent of Code
When You Are Doing Devops
As any software engineer knows, naming is often the most challenging thing we do. I’ve struggled with naming things over the last twenty months. Here… Read More »When You Are Doing Devops
People Patterns and Learning How to Say No, Nicely
So much of what we do as technical leaders is about interaction. Managing smart people is incredibly rewarding, but navigating the sea of opinions can… Read More »People Patterns and Learning How to Say No, Nicely
How to be a Happy Engineer
The expert gets up on the stage. His t-shirt is large and tight over his round belly, tucked into the top of his jeans. His… Read More »How to be a Happy Engineer
Advent of Code 2022: Into The Valley of Self-Doubt
Personally, one of the most fascinating things I find about the Advent of Code is when you hit your particular “wall”. When you think you… Read More »Advent of Code 2022: Into The Valley of Self-Doubt