Jade Kneen

March 16, 2021

Lockdown Anniversary: 5 lessons and 3 revelations I’ve experienced as a Developer in lockdown

Yes. This is it. Today is officially one year since the UK went into lockdown. Non-essential shops closed. There was a “work from home where possible” order. Exercise was limited to once a day. Parks were locked. People got threatened for sitting on a park bench. It was a crazy time. And while it’s been […]

March 14, 2021

10% Time: Taking on Terraform

One of the highlights my week was 10% time at work. This is the one day a fortnight which the team can dedicate to individual learning. Personal learning can focus on our personal development goals which are set each quarter, picking something off of the backlog board, or learn about something which could improve our […]

March 13, 2021

So how did I end my final apprenticeship project?

Thank you for returning to read my review of my final apprenticeship project. If you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to check that one out first to avoid spoilers. For everyone else, here we go. Day 4 Day four, and it was time to bring it all together. Due to the tight deadline on this […]

March 12, 2021

Final Countdown: Surviving my final apprenticeship project

Happy Friday everyone! I’ve really wondered if I wanted to write about this. I’ve wondered so much that it has actually taken me almost a week to write it. For two reasons: Does anyone actually want to read about a five day Apprenticeship project? Do I want to relive that pain over again? But last […]

March 11, 2021

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 […]