Writing
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2024 - year in review
29 Dec 2024As we come to the end of 2024 I'm looking back on my third year of working full time as a software developer
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Using LLMs as a tool when learning to code
18 Oct 2024I’ve been using ChatGPT for a year and I’ve found it’s accelerated my progress. These are my tips on how to get the best out of LLMs to help you learn to code.
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Notes from learning Typescript
25 Aug 2024Over the last few weeks I’ve been diving into learning TypeScript properly. These are my notes from that learning process.
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Building a tool to map domestic abuse services across the UK
24 Jun 2024Over the last few months I’ve been working on a tool that will map the hundreds of domestic abuse support services across the UK.
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What I've learnt from working on a large software project
14 Apr 2024For the last couple of months at Common Knowledge we have been building an application called Mapped. This post is about some of things I’ve learnt about from working on this project.
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What I've learnt from mentoring at coding meetups
12 Feb 2024I’ve recently been mentoring at two Founders and Coders meet ups and it made me think about what makes a good mentor - specifically when learning to code.
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2023 - year in review
28 Dec 2023In this post I’m going to look at what I’ve learnt; the challenges I’ve faced this year as well as what I’m hoping for in 2024
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What I’ve learnt about WordPress development at Common Knowledge
05 Nov 2023At Common Knowledge we work with organisers and grassroots groups to improve their websites and digital infrastructure to maximise the impact of their work
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Month notes September
07 Oct 2023Developing my new personal website with Eleventy.js 🤖 Preparing for Platform.org site launch 🏗️ Optimizing my WordPress workflow 💼 Starting development work on new Solidarity Knows No Borders website ✊