Guide to nailing your next hackathon
An intro to hackathons and how to get the most out of them
Blog
Insights, opinions, musings...
Writing forces clarity. These articles are how I think through problems, solidify understanding, and share what I've learned building for the web over two decades.
Some are practical guides, others are explorations of ideas that won't let go. All are an attempt to make complex things clearer – for me, and for you.
Work
Thoughts and realisations on the business of software development
The work is never just “the work”
A deep dive on why projects always take longer and a framework to improve future estimation
Diary of a Rapid Application Build
Development diary and reflection on building a Trello clone from scratch
Productivity
Everything I know so far about staying productive and getting more done
On mindsets, mind shifts and wins
A 10-year (ish) retrospective of self-reflection and improvement
WorkFlowy "Inboxes"
A WorkFlowy organisational strategy for when you've multiple projects and lots of ideas
Why rocks, pebbles, sand is a productivity trap
Doing the big stuff first can set you up for failure; here's how you should structure your day instead
Nuxt
Deep dives about Nuxt and the Vue ecosystem
Data fetching in Nuxt
Nuxt data fetching explained within the context of Nuxt's SSR lifecycle
Getting a grip on Nuxt's auto-import functionality
Understanding when to use and when to avoid the auto-import magic
Modular site architecture with Nuxt layers
Build sites that scale by organising code by domain, not concern
Programming
Programming concepts explained in plain English with understandable examples
How do AIs code as well as they do?
Claude AI explains in its own words how it writes such good code
Versioning and releasing larger Chrome extensions
An approach to plan and implement a robust versioning scheme and release schedule – without Semver
A guide to MSAL authentication in Vue
Architect a Vue JS app secured with Microsoft Authentication Library
7 code-style variations for strongly-typed JSON
Destructure raw JSON whilst automatically adding type information
Software
Tips and hacks for software I use every day
WebStorm Power User Manual
The WebStorm features and tools I use everyday to write better code and build bigger apps
WebStorm shortcuts for lightning productivity
Essential WebStorm keyboard shortcuts to make you the most productive developer in the office
25 Finder tips & tactics to speed up your workflow
A treasure trove of solid strategies and hidden gems to wrangle those windows and fly through folders
Hacking WorkFlowy formatting with Stylish
Use a well-known Chrome extension to add new functionality via custom CSS styles
Thoughts
Random musings
My ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting journey
Everything I learned in 3 months of sticking to a keto and fasting regime
How I stopped biting my nails
How I stopped biting my nails and learned to respect my hands
Twosday's hidden analogue symmetry
22:22 is palindromic and ambigramic, but what about its analogue form?
The wrong kind of democracy?
A comparison of the 2015 election results with FPTP vs PR
The Shard, finished
Ever thought The Shard looks like they forgot to finish it off? See how it could have looked if they had...