A selection of articles I've written on various topics.
Software EngineeringUUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) are a common alternative to autoincrementing integers when designing database schemas for web applications. Often I’ve seen the use of UUIDs in web application…
Software EngineeringClear code is good code. Optimise for clarity and understandability above all other criteria. As developers we spend more time reading than writing code. The single biggest impediment to velocity (and…
ManagementIf you’re hiring in the tech industry at the moment, you’ll be aware of two seemingly contradictory facts. The first is that it is currently the hardest time in history to recruit good developers. I…