Deterministic(ish) Machine Configuration with Python
Recently I finished a 2-month project, and as I always do between projects I wiped my machine. Next, I of course needed to set up my...
Apr 01, 2026 — 5 minute read'Rust 101: Understand the Hype (Devoxx UK)'
Recently I was lucky enough to talk at Devoxx UK, about one of my favourite subjects! I had a great time, the talk was very well recieved...
May 23, 2024 — 1 minute readLarge Language Models Are Drunk at the Wheel
As an Artificial Intelligence proponent, I want to see the field succeed and go on to do great things. That is precisely why the current...
Feb 22, 2024 — 33 minute readMigrating AngularJS to Angular with a hybrid application
First posted on the Codurance blog In January 2022, the last version of AngularJS left support. There will be no official updates or...
Jun 26, 2023 — 20 minute readIntroduction to Test Driven Development (TDD)
After a while of attending the London Software Craftsmanship Community and running events there I noticed that quite a few people didn't...
Jun 10, 2023 — 1 minute readRust Screenkatas
Recently I've published a few screencasts solving programming challenge katas with Codurance (part of the screenkatas series) in Rust. The...
May 18, 2023 — 1 minute readRust Nation 2023 Review
Over the past week I attended Rust Nation 2023, a two-day conference and the UK's first-ever Rust conference, and even delivered a day-long...
Feb 21, 2023 — 13 minute readChatGPT Can Do Astonishing Things. But Is It a Helpful Development Tool?
On November 30th OpenAI published a chatbot called ChatGPT that allows anyone to interact with their latest, greatest language model. You...
Dec 12, 2022 — 22 minute readRetrospective - London Global Day of Code Retreat 2022
First posted on the Codurance Blog. Global Day of Code Retreat is an annual in-person event that takes place in numerous cities across the...
Dec 11, 2022 — 5 minute readRust Macros - The What, Why and How
I delivered a "Thursdays Matter" talk with SkillsMatter about Rust macros; what they are, why to use them and how they work.
May 26, 2022 — 1 minute readIntroduction to Rust
At codebar festival 2022 I gave a talk introducing newcomers to the Rust programming language. It covers what Rust is, why you might want...
Apr 21, 2022 — 1 minute readWant to learn a new skill? Start a study group, here's how
Hoping to broaden my programming horizons in 2020 I studied F#, but I didn't make as much progress as I'd hoped. My objective in 2021 is to...
May 17, 2021 — 7 minute readBook Review- "You First; Inspire Your Team…" by Liane Davey
My reading material throughout most of December was You First by Liane Davey, a book about dysfunctional teams and how to not be part of...
Jan 30, 2020 — 8 minute readTesting Your Website for Visual Regressions With BackstopJS
First posted on the Codurance blog Snapshot testing compares a "snapshot" of the output of a prior version of your software to output from...
Jan 25, 2020 — 15 minute readOpen Rights Group Conference 2019 Review
In July I attended this year's Open Rights Group Conference, a one-day multi-track conference organised by the Open Rights Group (ORG). ORG...
Nov 02, 2019 — 14 minute read