Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined.
The Myth of Sisyphus
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Better Learning Through Code Reviews
09 October, 2015Tags
The hows and whys of making code review part of a development workflow
Spotify, Uber, and the problem of evil
30 September, 2015Tags
OK, so the title is maybe a little irrelevant and inflammatory, but what’s wrong with a little clickbait once in a while? I like to feel as…
Amateur tips for compiling a running playlist
23 September, 2015Tags
In the last year or so, I’ve started getting into running, and while I definitely wouldn’t call myself a proper runner, I’m improving. One…
Hooray for Hackywood - the joy of side projects
04 September, 2015Tags
I’m sure most developers have had the experience of buying a book on a new programming language, working through the first couple of…
Clean up as you go, but don’t clean everything
02 September, 2015Tags
It’s good to take the opportunity to clean up your code as you go along, especially on big projects that will be maintained for a while…
On engineering, ingenuity and tube strikes
02 September, 2015Tags
Ahead of the recent tube strike, a colleague asked for advice on getting from Vauxhall to Euston. Never mind that there’s a bus that goes…
Who hid the stairs?
26 August, 2015Tags
I’ve never understood why so many people default to taking the lift. I’ve worked with dozens of people who pay good money to go to the gym…
I love ticking boxes, but I hate box-ticking exercises - on Strava, education, and objective-setting
09 June, 2015Tags
I must confess to being mildly obsessed with my Strava statistics. I love knowing how steep the hills are that I’ve ridden up, and how many…
Technology as a means of avoiding communication
30 April, 2015Tags
I don’t want to perpetuate the stereotype of engineers as introverted geeks, but a lot of inventions lately seem to be ways to avoid talking…
The Suspicious Independence of the Independently Wealthy
28 April, 2015Tags
I’ve always been suspicious of people who can afford to be bohemian. In light of the recent spat between Chris Bryant and James Blunt about…