I'm a Software Engineer from Scotland, currently working at FindMyPast. I graduated in Computer Science from the University of Dundee in 2019.
When I'm not working I am drinking coffee or thinking about coffee. I enjoy experiencing the world through different people by reading. I also fulfil the cliche of being a Software Engineer by a lot of time working on side projects and following the industry (mostly on twitter).
I blog (sporadically) about things I find interesting, or to show off a something I've made.
A Learning Swarm is designed to be a highly effective way to rapidly generate shared knowledge within a team on a topic they previously had no experience in.
November 18, 2020
How do you decide if you should buy software or build it yourself? In this post I look at cost and how we can frame it so that we make the best decision for our company, focusing on opportunity cost.
August 4, 2020
Smoke tests are used to make sure your service isn't on fire by checking for smoke. They fail fast giving you immediate feedback, leaving you and your team productive
July 27, 2020
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