Monthly Archives: November 2015

New project: a dance a day

Posted on 2015-11-30 by Graham

Starting tomorrow, A Dance A Day will, as its name suggests, feature a new dance tune every day, mostly taken from the English country dance tradition.

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The Principled Programmer

Posted on 2015-11-19 by Graham

[Note: this post represents the notes made for my talk at iOS Dev UK 2014. As far as I’m aware, the talk isn’t available on the tubes.] The Principled Programmer The first thing to be aware of is that this … Continue reading →

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Selectively caring

Posted on 2015-11-18 by Graham

When Choose Boring Technology was published earlier this year, it hit home for me. If you’re spending money trying to ship, say, a music notation app, there’s no point in rewriting the operating system scheduler. Let’s say every company gets … Continue reading →

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Week Seven

Posted on 2015-11-06 by Graham

Having spent a few weeks trying all of the things and letting life happen, this week was about selection and focus. What should I actually concentrate on, and put energy into? It’s time to add some structure to this situation. … Continue reading →

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