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Building Rachel: A Phoenix LiveView Card Game - Part 1
How I turned a 30-year-old family card game into a modern web application using Phoenix LiveView, complete with AI opponents and real-time multiplayer.
Blog
Thoughts on software engineering, technology, and more.
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Sustainable Software
Sustainable software development isn’t just about clean code or green energy. It’s about people, pace, and pragmatic decisions that last.
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Microservices, and why they're not always the answer
Microservices were supposed to save us. For most teams, they just moved the pain around — and made everything more complicated in the process.
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Lead Developer London 2019
Lead Dev London 2019 brought together 1400+ engineers and leaders for two days of inspiration, practical advice, and community — still my favourite conference.
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Containers
Containers like Docker transformed how we build and run software — offering reproducibility, isolation, and a path to modern deployments. Here's why I changed my mind.
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Moving on from Guru Systems, joining Divido
After a great run at Guru Systems, I’m heading to Divido — a fintech company where I’ll be building out their consumer lending platform with PHP, Golang, and containers.
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Deus Ex
Thoughts on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, moral choices in cyberpunk, and why sneaking around is more fun than shooting.
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Spectrum Next Update
Eighteen months after my last update, I'm still waiting for my Spectrum Next to arrive. Once it does, I'll be diving back into ZX Spectrum development.
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Joining Guru Systems
After two years of contracting with Guru Systems via Siftware, I’m joining their team to keep building their platform and expand into new areas.
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Getting started with ZX Spectrum Development
Inspired by Revival 2016 and the Spectrum Next Kickstarter, I set out to build a ZX Spectrum dev environment on macOS using Pasmo, Atom, and ZXSP.
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Not a Ninja
On choosing proven technologies, writing maintainable code, and avoiding hype like microservices for the sake of it.
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Revival Solstice 2016 and the ZX Spectrum Next
Reflections from Revival Solstice 2016, featuring talks by legendary developers and a look at the ZX Spectrum Next prototype.
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Joining the team at Siftware
After nearly two years at Impact Applications, I’m making a move to join Siftware, where I’ll be helping modernise legacy PHP systems.
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Elite: Dangerous
Why I'm so excited about Elite: Dangerous
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Why I like Ruby on Rails
Reflecting on how I discovered Ruby on Rails and why it continues to be my go-to for personal projects.