When it comes to making tunes, nothing beats years of experience, a musical ear and a firm grasp of musical theory. With that said, if you don’t have any of those things but would still like to try your hand, there have been lots of recent posts on the socials of people using GenAI tools…
We all know that the secret to good southern fried chicken is in the blend of spices used to flavour it, the quality of the ingredients and the process used to cook it. In many ways, this is very similar to what makes a successful modern Technology department… Obviously, the word “similar” is doing a…
I recently had the opportunity to be a judge for the European Software Testing Awards. I know what you’re thinking. It’s probably the same as Mahatma Gandhi: “Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men”, and you’d be right (I’m also sure he meant “people”). But in this instance, I reckon we can…
I recently gave a talk at the Enterprise IT Strategy Forum about maximising software development productivity. As shown in the photo below, despite reading through my slides numerous times, I clearly forgot to proof read the opening one…oops! Typos aside, it was all good fun and led to many interesting conversations and connections afterwards. If…
Pickled vegetables are great. Arguably, the greatest pickled vegetable is the gherkin. It is said, that they were once cucumbers, but who knows the origin story…and truthfully, who cares, they’re tasty and add an essential twang to a barbeque treat. But what can these pickled delights teach us? Unsurprisingly, not a great deal typically, but…
You hear a lot about how modern smartphones are 1000s of times more powerful than the NASA computers that sent Apollo to the moon. To be honest, it’s surprising, but you do kind of expect it… But how do those old school beasts match up against something a bit more mundane…a toothbrush for example. Some…
Continuing to push analogies to breaking point…This time with fries! You might have seen a post recently with describing an application as front end, back end and API. Something along these lines: Nice. Elegant. Simple. It provides a convenient way to talk about technology that everyone can relate to….but is it too simplistic? There’s lots…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw At the weekend, I went camping. Was it cold? Yes Was it wet? Yes, very Was it windy? Yeah (and not just because of my 7 year old sleeping “buddy”) Did it involve waking up early?…
Over the last decade or so, there are few words used more regularly and more vaguely to mean more things across the business World as “Digital”. It means everything and nothing, has justified enormous programs of work and changed the shape and behaviour of organisations of all sizes. You can add it to pretty much…
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We’ve had a new garden built with a deck…now we just need some Sun to get the BBQ smoking…
A friend and I once made up a drinking version of the classic Monopoly game one bored evening. It went on to become a Leed Uni smash…well Boddington Hall anyway – I recently found the rules in an old folder….
Continuing to push analogies to breaking point…This time with fries! You might have seen a post recently with describing an application as front end, back end and API. Something along these lines: Nice. Elegant. Simple. It provides a convenient way to talk about technology that everyone can relate to….but is it too simplistic? There’s lots…
A bit more chilled out this month – it’s been quite hectic at work so it’s been less about dirty noise and more about nice melody (and some dirty noise)…
The ultimately agile, agile methodology… software development based on my whims and musings…
