Things worth writing down
Notes on technology leadership, architecture decisions and what contracting is actually like. Written while doing the work rather than afterwards.
Technical Leadership
From Windows Forms to Web: My First Contract and Tech Leadership Experience at Activus
7 Aug 2025
From Windows Forms to Web: My First Contract and Tech Leadership Experience at Activus When I took on my first contract role at Activus,...
Tech Toolbox
Discover Optimal Automated Marketing Solutions for Efficiency
6 Aug 2025
In today's fast-paced digital world, staying ahead means working smarter, not harder. If you want to boost your business growth and...
Technical Leadership
Rediscovering Professionalism: How JLT Shaped My Understanding of Quality Development
6 Aug 2025
In every developer's career, there are roles that act as inflection points. For me, that moment was JLT Development. It wasn't my first...
Architecture Decisions
Transitioning to Microservices: Domain-Driven Design in Practice
5 Aug 2025
One of the most common challenges I see teams face when transitioning from a monolithic architecture to microservices is not...
Architecture Decisions
Architecting Growth: The Value of Scalable, Extensible Systems from Day One
4 Aug 2025
In the early stages of my career, I quickly learned that software isn't just about getting things working—it's about ensuring they...
Architecture Decisions
Building Modular Systems Before It Was Cool
29 Jul 2025
Before "microservices" became a buzzword, before every company rushed to componentise their monoliths, I was learning the hard way why...
Architecture Decisions
My First Microservices Project: Automating QTP at Brightside
28 Jul 2025
Before microservices became the buzzword they are today, I found myself stumbling into that architectural world out of necessity—not...
Legacy Modernization
From Silverlight to Microservices: My Evolution as a Framework Developer
22 Jul 2025
My career in software development has followed a path that, looking back, feels deliberately paved by a focus on scalability, reuse, and...
Legacy Modernization
Learning the Hard Way: Tackling Technical Debt and Legacy Systems Early On
21 Jul 2025
One of the defining features of my early career was being thrown headfirst into the murky waters of legacy systems and technical debt....
Legacy Modernization
What Silverlight Taught Me (That Still Applies Today)
18 Jul 2025
Silverlight is long gone. Officially deprecated, removed from modern browsers, and largely forgotten by the wider tech community. But for...
Architecture Decisions
The Three Cs of Software Architecture: Communication, Collaboration, and Consistency
15 Jul 2025
Software architecture isn't just about making the right technical decisions—it's about ensuring those decisions are understood, embraced,...
You Haven't Lost Your Skills. You've Just Stopped Wanting Them Back.
19 Mar 2026
The debate about AI causing skill loss is a distraction. The more significant shift is cognitive — developers who truly adopt AI-augmented workflows don't lose
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