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My experience on the Guardian’s Digital FellowshipFor new developers who might be interested in applyingJul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
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First week on the Guardian’s Digital FellowshipThe experience of a junior developerOct 13, 2019Oct 13, 2019
Published inThe StartupDiary of a Self-Taught EngineerAfter about 9 months teaching myself how to code, I have accepted an offer with the Guardian Newspaper to join their Digital Fellowship…Aug 13, 20195Aug 13, 20195
How should I mentor junior developers?In this article, I give my advice to senior developers seeking to learn how to mentor more junior developers.Jul 6, 2019Jul 6, 2019
My first tech talkWhat I learnt from speaking at the Hamburg Ruby unconferenceMay 29, 20191May 29, 20191
Beware of burnout whilst teaching yourself how to codeYesterday I had my first very public break-down during a coding workshop. In this article I want to discuss why I broke down and what you…May 3, 20193May 3, 20193