Using the right tools for the right job
Using the right tools can be useful, but what are the right tools?
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Not just another meeting
Pair programming is working together, it's blocking on my calendar, so why don't I think that it's yet another meeting taking up my time
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Know your target, but focus on the next step
rather than look at that mountain of work to achieve a task/job/workout, take a look at what the smaller steps are and see if they help you get where you need to be, faster
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Sometimes things go wrong
When things go wrong, sometimes you have to go with the flow
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My Best Sprint Reviews
What awesome Sprint reviews feel like to me
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Time Off
Sometimes you need to stop...
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Learning
What I learnt about me whilst learning a new technology, and a new (spoken) language
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Time to be me
Be yourself, you can't be anyone else.
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Keypresses
From emails to (internal) blog posts
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Feedback
A quick post about issues with feedback
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Practice Makes Perfect
The making of my unboxing video for my Dot Net Frontend Day speaker gift
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Imposter
Imposter Syndrome discussion
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Setting up the Azure Environment
Step 1: Getting Started with Azure Command and Query Step 2 : Setting up the Azure Environment Co...
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Getting Started with Azure Command and Query
Coding for the cloud can seem a mountainous challenge at the start. What resources do you need, how c...
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How to get the most from pairing
I love working with my colleagues! Bouncing ideas off of each other, using my knowledge to supplement...
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InsiderDev Tour Stockholm
A few weeks ago I attended the 2019 InsiderDevTour in Stockholm. A few reasons to get really excited:...
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