Published inMaking of a MillionaireRetirement Planning Spreadsheet for Couples (and Individuals)Here’s a google spreadsheet specifically designed to help individuals and couples understand their combined financial position. It plots…Mar 15, 20203Mar 15, 20203
In Praise of Exercism.ioIf you want to attain mastery of anything you are going to have to accept that you start out being pretty useless. If your end goal falls…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Published inMakersSecond ChancesI’ve messed up my life choices before. I started a medical degree and discovered I would never be the compassionate carer that I aspired…Jan 7, 20191Jan 7, 20191
Published inBean Counter to CoderAWS Ephemera — Debugging Doubled S3 HostnamesIt’s Engineering Project week at Makers and I have had a mightily frustrating day…Sep 5, 2018Sep 5, 2018
Published inBean Counter to CoderA promise to compromiseToday I discovered that javascript dealt in promises.Aug 16, 20181Aug 16, 20181
Published inMakersA Crisis of Coding ConfidenceI’ve been dreading the new language week at Makers. Up until now I have probably been in the comfortably average camp in terms of my Ruby…Aug 11, 2018Aug 11, 2018
Published inMakersWhen the Student is Ready the Teacher AppearsWe are being bombarded with new concepts on a daily basis and oscillate between panic and excitement.Aug 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018
Published inMakersStarter-Leavers UniteIn my earlier post I was recapping week one at Makers and discussing the joys of Test Driven Development. Riveting stuff!Jul 22, 2018Jul 22, 2018
Published inMakersMakers — Week One Debrief — Pairing and TDDIn my earlier post I described how Sourdough production could be the next best thing in coding productivity hacks.Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Published inMakersSourdough and Coding ProductivityIn my earlier post I explained why I quit the NHS to join the Makers coding bootcamp.Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 2018