Brandon Burton

Suddenly You’re A Software Developer

I’ve officially been a Developer for 2 weeks now — although it somehow feels much longer. In the past two weeks I’ve been thrust into learning all sorts of new technology and languages that I’ve either never touched or barely encountered before. It’s been very daunting and, especially in…

The Beginning

I recently blogged about my preparations for a presentation at NWRUG (my local Ruby meet-up) and recapped on how it all went. What I didn’t mention in those two posts was that I was offered the opportunity to apply for a junior software engineer role for a firm in Manchester. I think it was more of the nerves…

My First Talk at a Meet-up

Last time I wrote a little bit about my preparations for a talk I was going to be giving at my local Ruby meet-up. I briefly touched on what it would cover; why I wanted to code, the difficulties of finding the right resources, demystifying the developer world, things I wish I knew when I started…

Preparing To Talk

In less than 48 hours I will be making my way to my monthly Ruby meet-up, this time, however, I won’t be the attentive attendee I’ll be the orator. At this month’s event I’ll be chatting about my experiences as a beginner programmer. This opportunity presented itself to me nearly 2 months ago, at which time…

Making Headway

You’ve been working away at online tutorials and getting a good feel for the fundamentals of coding but you’re starting to run out of things to do. What’s next? It’s a position I found myself in after completing a series of courses on Treehouse. I definitely learned a lot and had a much better understanding of…