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Component Based Development for the Enterprise
21 October, 2014Tags
This article was originally posted on the Capgemini Engineering blog. Recently 10 members of the Drupal development team at Capgemini went…
Keeping clean: why coding standards are important
12 June, 2014Tags
Recently I had to investigate a strange bug that only happened on our pre-production environment. Code that was fine all through our other…
Curve stitching in code - parabolas, lasers, flash and canvas
28 May, 2014Tags
While most of the attention during Seb Lee-Delisle’s session at smashing conference was focused on the lasers, something else he showed…
We care a lot - why do developers work so much?
28 May, 2014Tags
I spend a lot of time working. Too much time. I go home and I’m exhausted, and still I’m thinking about work. I don’t get round to making…
Making a decision is more important than being right
10 April, 2014Tags
Sometimes I think there’s too much democracy in the workplace, and that what we need is benevolent dictatorship. There’s too much taking…
Random discoveries aren't algorithmic
10 April, 2014Tags
As I’ve said before, geeks like control, but sometimes it’s good to cede control. On my iPod I have a smart playlist of things I haven’t…
Iterative writing, the editing process, and how much I love pen and paper
10 April, 2014Tags
Writing helps to clarify your thoughts, and I should do more of it. I used to do it a lot, when I had more time on my own. Work, marriage…
Smashing Conference Oxford 2014
02 April, 2014Tags
I recently went to the Smashing Conference in Oxford, and came back inspired and energised. I was probably more active on Twitter over two…
Limitations of Compass spriting
24 March, 2014Tags
Having used Sass for a while now, I’d never go back to straight CSS. Compass is also a great time-saving extension, particularly for…
On cats and bowling balls - some things are different in Japan
11 March, 2014Tags
A conversation the other day reminded me about when my old band was big in Japan. Well, medium-sized in Japan, anyway. We’d released our…
