Folks, this is your lucky day – Ian Nelson is back on the market
Life would be simpler if I had the source code
Category: Business
As a lowly sellsword amongst the ensemble cast that make up the incestuous York/Leeds IT scene, I am not usually one to be influenced by … Read more
Are you plagued by bad code smells? Troubled by slow-running database queries and ETL routines? In need of some scalable and maintainable enterprise integration solutions? … Read more
This blog post comes to you live from a Starbucks in the north of England. Yesterday I wrapped up another eight months’ stint contracting at … Read more
Well, for the record, I passed MS exam 70-553 yesterday on my second attempt, which makes me a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – Enterprise Application … Read more
I promised you some photos of my new office a while back, didn’t I? OK, here you go… The Desk The Computer One of These … Read more
I’m coming round to the realization that my hugely enjoyable first contract at Ventura last summer might have been something of an anomaly. That project … Read more
My current primary client has an annoying habit of closing for random days and half-days, including last Thursday afternoon. I decided to try to make … Read more
I started my career in professional software development a decade or so ago by testing and fixing banking code that had fallen victim to the … Read more
On my continuing journey through this thrilling world of professional software development, I frequently encounter teams who hold no truck with this crazy new-fangled concept … Read more