Writing

Essays on software engineering, startups, and life. 39 posts and counting.

2025

• Thoughts on coding with AI Jan 2025

2024

• How to use UUIDs in Flutter using Drift Dec 2024
• Object oriented design: Constructors and destructors Dec 2024
• Object Oriented design: a friendly intro Dec 2024
• Doing work: team Dec 2024

2023

• Cold showers Nov 2023

2022

• Finishing Jun 2022

2021

• Uses Nov 2021
• I changed jobs, again! Sep 2021
• How I passed AWS Developer Associate certification Feb 2021

2019

• Seriousness Dec 2019
• Leaving awesome OneSheep Jul 2019
• Ignore changes to specific git files May 2019
• i agree with boring Feb 2019
• Learning to learn Jan 2019
• 2018 Jan 2019

2017

• Recent takeaways from pairing Aug 2017
• Working time Apr 2017
• How to add your own executable scripts to bash Feb 2017
• 2016 review and what's next Jan 2017

2016

• Getting rid of rdiff-backup's incremental backups Nov 2016
• What I learnt pair programming with a senior dev Oct 2016

2014

• Connecting Dots Sep 2014
• Better breadcrumbs for your Drupal 7 site Mar 2014

2013

• Startup Bus Africa 2013 Nov 2013
• Sink or swim Oct 2013
• Africa is killing it in thinking Aug 2013
• Guide to securing Joomla v1.5 sites Aug 2013
• How to theme Views output Drupal 6/7 Aug 2013
• Removing all-day label from Drupal calendar module Aug 2013
• How to get the most from working at home Aug 2013
• Success and consistency Aug 2013
• Back to old adventures Jul 2013
• Letting go of your passion Apr 2013
• A letter to everyone from my 7 year old niece Mar 2013
• Great startup podcasts to listen to Mar 2013
• What happened at Cultureshift Mar 2013
• Living with less Feb 2013
• Zimbabwe technology 2012, an outlook Feb 2013