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Published in Dev Genius

·Sep 4, 2020

The truth about being a self-taught programmer

I’ve been a professional developer for 20 years. I have no degree, in fact, no programming qualifications at all, I left education at 17 years old. In the last 20 years, I’ve worked my way up from Junior Developer, to Head of Department and Lead Developer roles. A lot of…

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The truth about being a self-taught programmer
The truth about being a self-taught programmer

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Published in Dev Genius

·Aug 19, 2020

Software Development and Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome is something that get’s talked about a lot in programming, how to tackle it, how to improve confidence so it doesn’t rear it’s ugly head. I think Imposter Syndrome might actually be a good thing. I’ve been a professional software developer for 20 years. …

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Software Development and Imposter Syndrome
Software Development and Imposter Syndrome

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Published in Dev Genius

·Jul 23, 2020

Why Node.JS represents everything that’s wrong with programming today.

Node.JS found success in the industry because it allowed front-end developers to use the same language (JavaScript) on the back-end in addition to the front-end. Now, I could spend hours talking about what a terrible language JavaScript is, it truly is, but this article is about Node.JS …

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Why Node.JS represents everything that’s wrong with programming today.
Why Node.JS represents everything that’s wrong with programming today.

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Published in Dev Genius

·Jul 22, 2020

Some slightly controversial points of view on being a software developer.

It seems that all anyone talks about these days is becoming a software developer, but very few will talk about the reality of actually being one, and some of those realities can be a little controversial. I’ll start with the most controversial… Being called a ‘full stack developer’ is considered offensive by some developers. Eh? What!? I thought we all aspired to…

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Some slightly controversial points of view on being a software developer.
Some slightly controversial points of view on being a software developer.

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Published in Mac O’Clock

·Jul 13, 2020

Intel to ARM for Developers: Busting the myths

Since Apple announced the switch from Intel to ARM, a lot of articles have been written, some of them are littered with alternative facts. Let’s examine a few of those… Software will have to be re-written No. They will be re-compiled*. Big difference. 99% of software will recompile with very…

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Intel to ARM for Developers: Busting the myths
Intel to ARM for Developers: Busting the myths
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