PinnedTim JarrattWhy do I juggle in meetings ?tldr: I juggle to keep myself honest, to be more present in meetings, to avoid checking-out. If you see me juggling, you can be certain I…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Tim JarrattPair Programming is like weight liftingI’ve been pair programming professionally for over 10 years. My first true pairing session was in the year 2011 in a tiny startup in…Oct 24Oct 24
Tim JarrattThe curious case of more code being better than less codeI recently wrote about how some of the magic in Python works and how you can use this magic by implementing so-called double underscore…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Tim JarrattA peek behind the magic in PythonRecently, I’ve been writing a lot of python at my current employer, BackMarket. We have a fairly diverse set of pythonistas in our crew…Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023
Tim JarrattThe Law of Conservation of ProblemsEngineers get paid to solve problems. Designers create stunning visual experiences that dazzle users and help them solve problems. Product…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
Tim JarrattJuggling, or the Art of Effective MultitaskingHello, my name is Tim, and I juggle during meetings.Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Tim JarrattYou’re not listening the right way… in which I defend yet another extraordinary claim with yet another extraordinary pile of evidence.Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Tim JarrattA funny thing happened on the way to the blog postIt’s been just a tad over five years since my last blog post. There isn’t a single engineer in the world that can’t relate to that common…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022