Posts

Leading engineering with vision

• January 29, 2026

I recently joined another call through CTO Craft about leading engineering with a vision. The previous one is here.

Are Google navigation services getting worse?

• January 29, 2026

I was recently driving around the M25 when Google surprised me with a route suggestion.

Pinger - a simple network diagnostic tool

• January 28, 2026

I am in the UK and my Internet connection is provided by Virgin Media - there I have admitted it.

The code-free future ... maybe

• January 23, 2026

What if code libraries in future contained no code?

In this article it discusses a potential future where software libraries no longer contain code but consist of rules/specifications and tests.

What versus Why

• January 22, 2026

It is very easy to resort to asking “Why?” when it maybe better to ask “What?”

The missing tools

• January 21, 2026

What tools are missing from your toolbox?

In an interview for the High Performance Podcast the comedian Sara Pascoe is asked how she copes with the pressure of making lots of people laugh every night.

Small steps, big gains

• January 20, 2026

Health is not my area of expertise but it is something I definitely need to work on.

CTO to founder

• January 19, 2026

I recently joined a call through CTO Craft (thoroughly recommended) about the path a CTO cal follow to becoming a founder.

Hats, haircuts, tattoos and doors

• January 16, 2026

We’ve all been there: debating a single word in an email or spending ages coming up with the name of a project or even a variable. We treat these choices like permanent, life-altering commitments when most are actually just “hats.”

Tools can shape the culture

• January 15, 2026

A decision as simple as which tool to use can shape the culture of a department or an organisation.