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What do others do without tests?
This could've been a love poem
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When the cymbals come in
Back when I was in a band and really into guitars I was a regular on an online guitar forum. Since you can’t jam on a vBulletin forum, people did the…
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The Age of a Software Project
Does it make a difference whether your project is 2 or 3 weeks old? Probably not. Does it make a difference whether it’s 3 weeks old or 3 years…
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The Messy Page
Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
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April 2023
Do papercuts matter?
Papercut – a small annoyance in a piece of software, a rough edge, something that shouldn’t be there, a little issue that makes you say “ugh” out loud…
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Best practices and an elephant
Haven't I learned from engaging in bad practices?
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A series of ever-bigger problems
Thoughts on growing as a software engineer
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Two types of software engineers
One assumes it's easy because it's a non-technical problem, the other assumes that's why it's hard
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Flipping the switch
Realising that it's on you now
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What is Register Spill?
Thoughts I can't keep in my head
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