Deliberate practice

Hi ,"It's not about what you do but how you do it" - Sebastian DaschnerLast week I had the privilege of talking to Java Champion Sebastian Daschner. He was the guest in our weekly mentoring meeting and we talked about public speaking and how we as de...

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Jul 22, 2024
Why should I attend a conference?

Hi ,Why are people going to conferences when you can stay home and watch the sessions on YouTube? I recently attended DevoxxUK as a speaker, and was asked to write about my experiences and why I think going to a conference is good for our careers. Yo...

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May 29, 2024
Brain friendly programming

Hi ,We have many principles for writing better more maintainable software, but somehow we sometimes still end up with a tangled mess. Most of us have heard about the Single Responsibility Principle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-responsibility...

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Apr 25, 2024
I'm being replaced by AI

Hi ,With all the news about AI replacing us, it's easy to feel concerned about the future.NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said that our children shouldn't learn to code. https://youtu.be/6Lcy2N3YcIs?si=uVfxxDN8KEQDNxQFCognition has released a video introduci...

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Mar 18, 2024
DevoxxUK and dev2next

Hi I'm happy to announce that I'll will be at DevoxxUK in May, giving a presentation about how to grow as a developer with the help of a mentor, https://www.devoxx.co.uk/speaker-details/?id=3110. If you are attending, please come by and say hi.I'm al...

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Mar 08, 2024