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Posts Tagged Daily Grind

On Frameworks

I start to understand why there are so bloody many web application frameworks out there. I need to get a really basic website up and running fast. I have two choices: spend some time evaluating various frameworks that are actually about 70 times more complex than I need, learning how they work, and […]


If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers

I didn’t want this one just buried in a links post, because it’s so completely spot on. I would very, very much like to post it to our company blog, but I’m not sure that our clients would see the funny side, so I’ll make do with simply putting it in my own workblog.
If […]


Talking To The Cat

More of my occasional tales from the day job, and while this one is most useful for resolving technical problems, I’ve had some success with it in other areas of my life, so I thought I’d share it with you.

They don’t call it code, because it’s easy to understand, you know. Internet Ninjas like […]


Just to be clear

Re: my previous post - I am not actually doubting my career choice, or dissatisfied with my job. I am merely remarking on a statistic that I had cause to look up in tones of wry amusement.


Career Doubts

Over 11,000 people booked a night out on the lash last month with a system that I helped build. On the one hand: yes, my job is relevant to people’s everyday lives, the tools I build are useful.
On the other: could I not maybe have done something better with my time than […]


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