Maintenance

The software project lifecycle doesn’t usually end with delivery. If it’s not looked after properly, a project can often still cause you pain way beyond this stage. » Read

#dev  #documentation  #security  #work 

Recorded History

I was first introduced to version control systems twenty years ago, first with CVS and then SVN. These days, like most others, I’m using Git. Over the years, various models and strategies have emerged for VCS best practice. » Read

#work 

Missing August

In ordinary times, Edinburgh usually welcomes the world to the International Festival this month. This year was clearly always going to be different. » Read

#edinburgh  #personal 

Working From Home isn't Working for Me

From skimming LinkedIn posts over the past few months, it’s been obvious that plenty of people are loving working from home. I am, however, not one of them. » Read

#personal  #work 

The Herring Road

I got myself out of the city yesterday evening for a solo adventure, exploring part of a historical route across the Lammermuir Hills. » Read

#cycling  #outdoors 

A Right Set Up

There’s a popular IT anology of treating servers as cattle rather than pets. Logically, does it then follow that my laptop is a cow? » Read

Out With the Old

They say that you should never reinvent the wheel. But what if you could make the wheels better? » Read

#bash  #dev 

Confessions of a Bashist

I prefer some things to be done a certain way but my reasons are seldom irrational – usually there’s at least some logic involved somewhere. » Read

#bash  #dev 

Shellology

As a follow up to my previous Unix archaeology, I traced the evolution of shell development across the decades. » Read

#bash  #dev  #unix 

My Descent into Shell

For my first lightning talk, I dived into the history of Unix to find the starting point from which modern shells emerged. » Read

#bash  #dev  #unix