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Over Engineering An MVP

Business vs Developer 🥊. When it comes to starting a new project, what is the right approach?

July 31st, 2017 • ☕ 3 min read

Add Flash to Chromium on Ubuntu 16.04

Easily add Flash to Chromium with Jonathon F's back-port of pepperflashplugin-nonfree with direct download of Flash from...

July 29th, 2017 • 1 min read

Podcasts for Programmers 🎙

My top 5 podcasts for people new to web development...and podcasts!

July 26th, 2017 • ☕ 4 min read

Sheffield PHP

I’m sat on the train, slightly intoxicated, on the way home from my first ever meetup. Sheffield PHP. Kindly sponsored by...

July 21st, 2017 • ☕ 3 min read

Why striving for perfection might be holding you back as a newbie web developer

I am a perfectionist. Or, at least, I like to think I am. Either way, I’m definitely somewhere close. That’s all well...

July 14th, 2017 • ☕ 3 min read

Getting comfortable being uncomfortable!

When you feel uncomfortable, it means you’re moving forward and exploring new territory. So, does that mean being...

June 12th, 2017 • ☕ 6 min read

How to dig yourself out of the coding tutorial rut

Stop following tutorials and start building things!

June 9th, 2017 • ☕ 5 min read

Getting my first Web Development job

I was a 29-year-old plumber with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. Although I enjoyed plumbing, I wanted more. I wanted a job of...

June 6th, 2017 • ☕☕ 11 min read

What Programming Language Should I Learn First?

What programming language should I learn first? The question every new or aspiring developer asks themselves. I dread to...

October 28th, 2016 • ☕ 5 min read

Want to learn web development but don’t know where to start?

A little guide to help you get started navigate the multitude of available resources.

October 24th, 2016 • ☕ 7 min read

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