Preparing for conferences
I've been speaking at conferences and meetups on and off for nearly five years now, and a few people have asked me what the process is for preparing a talk. So I thought I'd share how I approach it.
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Building a website like it's 1999... in 2022
I'm on a bit of a mission this year to bring back the spirit of the old web. The creativity and flair of the late 90s and early 2000s. So I've recreated some of that old web magic, in modern HTML, CSS and JS.
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Everything I googled in a week as a senior software engineer
Three years ago I wrote a post listing everything I googled in a week. I'm a senior engineer and web eng lead now, and guess what: I still google a lot. Here's everything I googled in a week, 2022 edition.
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When going back doesn't mean going backwards
A story of doing a career U-turn and rekindling my love for web development.
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Burnout, a cautionary tale (and a plea to take a break)
It turns out that burnout doesn't 'just happen to other people'. I've been running on fumes for months, and it culminated in me crying in a coffee shop in front of my extremely kind and patient manager.