Andrew EasterShould your ever really need to “recharge your batteries”?There’s a very common metaphor that I, along with many other it seems, have subscribed to for as long as I can remember— it’s the concept…3 min read·Aug 20, 2017----
Andrew EasterQuick tip: pre-fetched ivy2/maven dependencies in Docker base imagesGiven I generally develop on the JVM (Scala or Java), and given that I happen to be a big fan of containerisation in general, one of the…2 min read·Jul 25, 2017--3--3
Andrew EasterListen to your software“Listen to your software, when it’s calling for you”6 min read·May 15, 2017----
Andrew EasterOn tech hiring: lessons from the pelotonGiven my love of both software engineering and cycling, I thought it would be an interesting experiment to draw parallels between them…6 min read·May 6, 2017--1--1
Andrew EasterTechnical Debt: Recognising the rate of interestSo, I’ve had this idea to break up technical debt into two high-level categories — high interest and low interest. Somebody may have…8 min read·May 3, 2017----
Andrew EasterPractical Implementation Traits of Service Choreography Based Microservices IntegrationThis is the second post in a three part series looking at the topic of microservice integration. In the first installment, I focused mainly…11 min read·Jun 9, 2016----
Andrew EasterThe Art of Microservices Integration Using Service ChoreographyThis is the first post in a three part series looking at the topic of microservice integration. In this first installment, I’ll be focusing…8 min read·May 8, 2016--1--1
Andrew EasterCustomer Experience Makes the DifferenceIn this post, I’m going to dip my toes into the world of customer experience (CX). This isn’t a subject I’ve written about before, but a…5 min read·Feb 3, 2015----
Andrew EasterA Confusing Side to Twelve Factor App ConfigurationI’m sure I’m not the only one who breathed a sign of relief when the clever brains behind Heroku published the Twelve Factor App…3 min read·Jan 21, 2015----
Andrew EasterLessons From My First Startup FailureIt’s been a while since I last posted here, and good reason — I’ve been trying to run a startup! As this is a technically focused blog —…4 min read·Oct 2, 2014----