I started this blog as I was about to embark on the Makers Academy course in September 2013. I had recently graduated from university and had diverted from a career in banking. I was doing something totally unexpected but which … Continue reading
“So…what’s that got to do with Rails?” This was perhaps the third time in one day that I’d been asked this question by a prospective attendee to my talk. I was speaking at RailsConf and my talk was entitled ‘Playing … Continue reading
Let’s say you own this bike: Your friend Gemma wants to buy it from you. She’s willing to pay up to £50 for it. You don’t want to tell Gemma this but you know the bike is on its last legs. … Continue reading
I’ve been working at Pivotal Labs as a software engineer for six months now. Before that I was studying at Makers Academy, a twelve-week bootcamp in software development. Not long before that, I was studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I received this message from a friend: “I see you have put the idea of being an entrepreneur on the back burner to become a coder…” ..and from some conversations with a few other people I … Continue reading
Two and half weeks after graduating from Makers Academy I was offered a full time job as a software engineer at Pivotal Labs. As I prepare for my first day at work tomorrow, I took some time to think back … Continue reading
Twitter, Instagram, and Yelp all have hundreds of millions of users. Chitter, Captioner, and Dish don’t have any users at all. But I sometimes find them more interesting to use than the former three. I wouldn’t tell you to check … Continue reading
In my post about my Makers Academy graduation, I mentioned how my team had produced a short silent film and a screencast for our presentation. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Team Pinch:
** This review may contain minor spoilers for those unfamiliar with Tudor history ** Since Makers Academy ended and the holidays began I’ve had more time to read, which was perfect timing for me since the book I was in … Continue reading
I remember coming to the end of my first week at Makers Academy and thinking that I still had such a long way to go. Since then, each week has passed by more quickly than the previous one, as I’ve … Continue reading
Starting up, up and away... 