Keep talking to do better
The more you talk to team members to more you grow your shared understanding. An issue that bugs me about AI is the reduced critical… Read More »Keep talking to do better
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Publishing is only the first step
Raising awareness amongst your audience can be slow Building the app is the easy part in developing a business is what I’m finding these days.… Read More »Publishing is only the first step
Library issues
Changing libraries causes more pain than necessary. If only it was like the old days. When I was younger library issues were overdue books, or… Read More »Library issues
Waiting and still more waiting
Waiting for feedback after deployment feels so different. Now that the app is out the door in pre-release, waiting for people to install it is… Read More »Waiting and still more waiting
Build tools to aid your work
Create tools to reduce repetitive work. I have bumped into a work phase where I’m now repeatedly doing the same steps by hand: copy this… Read More »Build tools to aid your work
Leaving Code the City
My time is up at the charity. I left Code the City, Aberdeen’s coding for good charity that focuses on using open data. I was… Read More »Leaving Code the City
Testing tensions
Add tests to make life easier. Follow test driven development if you can. This will save you a lot of trouble later as you add… Read More »Testing tensions
Fixing things is part of any other process
Fix things as you go instead of letting them pile up. I’m working on a project and keep finding things that need fixing as I… Read More »Fixing things is part of any other process
Work with others when you can
It’s always better to work with other people than to do the work on your own. I’ve been working on another project for about a… Read More »Work with others when you can
Find your happy place conference
Talking and listening to others helps ground your ideas and assumptions. Last weekend was Play4Agile 2025. It was another wonderful gathering of people at the… Read More »Find your happy place conference