Some days I wish someone would invent a time machine so I could go back and tell my seventeen-year-old self that she'd be working as a software developer within the decade. She would have thought I was some sort of other-worldly clone. Of all the… Read More

When I started my first role in software development, it didn't take me long to realise that you can do all the study in the world, but it will never prepare you for a professional codebase. This is especially true if you work at a big organisation… Read More

There’s no doubt graduate schemes offer a brilliant chance for graduates in tech to network, develop a career plan and focus on learning and development. For better or for worse, they’re often viewed as ‘fast tracks’ to promotion. Unfortunately, if… Read More

Welcome to the second post in this D3.js fundamentals series - a place where we're all learning together. If you're new to this series, please see Part 1 before you keep going. To recap last lesson, we learned: What D3 is and why you would use it… Read More

Welcome to my beginners series covering D3.js fundamentals where you can learn D3 along with me! This series of blog posts will be for categorising my own learning as well as sharing knowledge with all of you. So please feel free to discuss your own… Read More

Using an image with a dark overlay is one of the quickest ways to make a beautiful hero header for a blog, landing page or portfolio. It's a trick I use constantly. Why should you add an overlay to your image? An overlay on an image not only improves… Read More

When we're looking so closely at code, it can be difficult to keep our users' needs in mind, no matter how much we talk about them in retrospectives or planning meetings. However, our technical solutions become immensely more successful when we keep… Read More

Unbelievably, it’s been six months since I started my first professional role in software development. It's been incredible, and while some days I don't think I've learned anything, there are definitely a few small lessons I've picked up along the… Read More

I'll be honest - the world of design intimidated me when I first started developing websites. I stuck to clean minimalism for most of my early projects, because I became too afraid to do anything bolder. We can't all be graphic design experts… Read More

This blog post began a week ago with very different intentions. I had been on the receiving end of a sexist tirade by a colleague who then attempted to steal my work, so I was ready to come on here and sound off about some men in tech. But then the… Read More