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Recent Blog Posts

1. team++; making your team work better together

   Tuesday 15th November 2011, 22:02

2. team++

   Monday 15th August 2011, 15:27

3. Making PHP CodeSniffer use JSLint via Rhino

   Last week at work, we started writing some JavaScript for the project we’re working on. Up until now we’ve been very much focusing on core functionality, but we’re at the stage now where writing some JavaScript makes sense. One of the things that we’ve been doing up un til this point, and has been making sense for us, is to use PHP Code Sniffer to help make sure that the PHP and CSS we’re writing adheres to known standards and has a maintainable shape. So, since P…

   Sunday 3rd April 2011, 18:15

4. Dev Checks – Improving code quality by getting developers to look at each other’s work

   I’ve been working on the BBC’s Homepage for about a year now, leading a team of five front-end developers to create a high quality product. One of the processes that I introduced to the team about six months ago was that of a formal “dev check” after every task that we completed from our backlog. Whilst we call this process a dev check within our team, it could just as easily be called a peer review, or mini code review. Up until the point that I introduced the dev che…

   Monday 17th January 2011, 21:44

5. Cuba Libre Oscuro

   Whilst the mojito may be my favourite rum based drink, what I’ll be found drink most often in the pub is a Dark Rum and Diet Coke. What I’ll want to be drinking though, is my variation of the Cuba Libre – the Cuba Libre Oscuro. A standard Cuba Libre blends the flavours of Cuba [...]

   Friday 20th August 2010, 20:48