Dev Blog
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There’s a function in every codebase that starts with a perfectly reasonable name and ends up doing something no single function should be asked to do.
I Don't Want to Be a DevOps Engineer
In defence of WAMP for solo development - Docker has its place, but not every developer needs the whole stack just to write code.
I Hate The Big Blue Blob
An honest, long-held dislike of WordPress: the plugin sprawl, the bloat, and building the thing you actually need instead.
Experience Is Knowing What Not to Do
After years of writing software, I’ve learned that experience isn’t about knowing all the answers. It’s about recognising the wrong ones — avoiding unnecessary complexity, resisting fashionable technology, questioning the obvious, and knowing when to stop fixing something and start again.
I Just Like Making Things
I’ve never really been that interested in the job title. Software Engineer. Developer. Programmer. Full Stack Developer. Whatever we’re calling ourselves this week.They’re all basically different ways of saying: I make things, and that’s the bit I like.
Leaving the agency
After eight years at the same agency, comfortable and stuck looked identical from the inside, until a chat became a job offer.
