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Read Pi

Pi

This page is devoted to maths and in particular pi. The answer to the second question on this page is unexpected and I love the energy the maths teacher brings to the class in the video. I had some …

Read The term 'Blockchain' is meaningless

The term 'Blockchain' is meaningless

There seems to be no single clean definition of what “Blockchain” actually means. There are a lot of woolly statements, several of which are clearly either wrong or too narrowly focused. …

Read Using AI to find code problems

Using AI to find code problems

Ubissoft have introduced a tool that “uses AI” to identify potential coding issues when the developer commits code. They claim it can detect a significant number of errors and even suggest …

Read Blackout by Marc Elsberg

Blackout by Marc Elsberg

This story documents one scenario that could happen when the nightmare happens of a massive power cut across Europe. It starts with a number of threads and weaves them well together. It follows an …

Read Reducing the team size to deliver

Reducing the team size to deliver

A project was struggling to deliver in time and the project manager resolved it by reducing the team size where the typical approach is to increase the team size. This decision was based on the …

Read Developer platforms must listen to developers in order to grow

Developer platforms must listen to developers in order to grow

This is an excellent study on why developers are so important to a platform. At the moment we are developing a platform and we have been trying to get this message across to the business side of the …

Read Don't let status change the conversation

Don't let status change the conversation

I am probably like most people in that when I meet someone who I deem to be important the way I deal with them changes. It introduces a more reserved interaction with more careful responses.

Read Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

I really liked Simon Sinek’s other books but didn’t get into this one as much - don’t get me wrong, it is still an excellent read and you can learn a lot.