I’ve been a subscriber to the audio book platform Audible by Amazon since September 2012. But since May 2017 I’ve been listening to audio books every week as well as my podcasts in order expand my learning. I enjoy Audible because of their massive library. So if I’m in the mood for fiction instead of …
Running a startup and working within a startup, I’ve learned that you have got to make decisions quickly. When opportunities arise, you must think strategically for the long term and re-prioritise, change or even cancel your projects in order to seize those chances. Always keep in mind what your long-term objectives and goals are. If …
Here’s my next post which appeared first on Simple Programmer. Since university, I’ve been in work environments (and sometimes geographical locations) where I’ve been in the minority in terms of ethnicity and gender. It’s been this way for so long now that it usually surprises me when I see more than one woman in the …
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Today my manager Jay is leaving. It was a massive shock when I found out. As he’s the CTO I had two thoughts: “Oh no, I’m sad now” “Is the company in trouble?” So in fact, he’s making the decision to go purely because he wants a new challenge which is completely understandable and I …
After reading The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg, it made me realise that people’s habits can be used to change behaviours for the good and yes, sometimes the bad. These changes in behaviours can either positively or negatively impact your life. So, in 2018, I’m going to try and do this for myself. Why not try …
Here’s my next post which appeared first on Simple Programmer.. As I look back on my first full year of working as a developer, I have realised a number of things that are essential to this position. Daily, a developer needs to think mostly like a developer, but partly like a business analyst to get …
The Xamarin Dev Day was held at Microsoft’s building near Paddington. It was a modern building, very bright and filled with light. What Was Covered on this Xamarin Dev Day Short presentations were made to start the day off. The presentations given were: Intro to Xamarin Cross platform Xamarin Cloud Xamarin (Azure) The Hands on …
