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Happy Two Year Code-Versery!
Yes, it is happy birthday to my coding self! Snapchat popped up this morning with one memory. It was a photo of a laptop screen. This one: That was my very first line of code. Ever. It was my first day at coding bootcamp. I had been unemployed for a week or so by this…
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Office vs Remote-First vs 100% Remote
With the end of the UK’s lockdown insight (or at least, we have the roadmap to the end of lockdown), most companies have started to consider how their format will be going forward. The work from home debate has been particularly dominating in tech companies. Before becoming a software developer, I worked in research. And…
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Goodbye February: Let’s see how you went
Here we are! It’s the end of another month. February feels like it has flown by. We saw the UK government announce the roadmap for ending lockdown. I went from my first run of 2021! Prince Philip is in hospital, and every day more people are getting the coronavirus vaccine. It’s been busy. But the…
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Three Reasons Career Changers Make Great Developers
And why you should do it too There’s been an increase in the number of people who switch careers to become software developers. For me I switched from a career in research, particularly market research, to becoming a full stack software developer. When I was at university, teaching felt like the standard career change option,…
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What are Kanban Boards and How Can I Use Them?
Before you start on a development team, then you might wonder how they may organise their work. Well, there are a few options, but a common one is a Kanban board. And if you are wondering what a Kanban board is, this post will give you more information. A Kanban board is a project management…