I have been lucky enough to work on a properly cool project as part of my day-job that involves adding a markdown blog to an existing application. I looked at a bunch of options, but eventually settled on the aptly name react-markdown package. …
I wanted to get an AWS instance up and running, as quickly as possible. So I have used AWS Amplify to power this project. At the moment, I have it set to build and deploy from my github instance and apart from some ‘minor’ issues in …
… and you’ll never work a day in your life! Anyone who knows me will appreciate that I regularly recite this mantra but I’ve perhaps been fooling myself a little in that I haven’t really ‘loved’ my job for the …
In a number of hobby projects I’ve been banging my head off the coding wall on how to tackle front end testing. I’ve been working in ReactJS a lot, for my projects, so decided to do a bit of research and I’m really …
like everybody and their dog (if you’re lucky enough to have one) I’ve been trying to do some bits’n’bobs around the place during the joy that is lockdown. this particular venture is the rehash of my Christmas present Lego Land Defender. …
I’ve been a ‘developer’ of some sort since about 1996, when I graduated from University. I’d been working in a couple of jobs whilst studying, doing database work and IT support in University ICT Labs. But my first ‘real’ job was as a Junior …
I’m working on a nice project at the moment which involves using a new plugin for my team » ag-grid. It’s a data-grid package that promises to add a lot of functionality to our product, with a lot less effort than it …
So far, so much better. It’s unsurprisingly obvious that a positive mindset leads to more stress-free days. The odd ‘blip’ does happen and dealing with them has been a lot more successful than I could have imagined. 2019 was a stinker of …
After several years using Android phones I have chosen to go back to Apple. The reasoning is fairly simple and possibly misguided. I’m using my works MacBook Pro more and more these days, so I’m going to try and eek out more …
AJ and I decided to go away for an overnight camping. I went online and found Loch Katrine campsite. It mentioned the Steamship Sir Walter Scott and cycle routes down the side of the Loch from Stronachlachar. Booking made = …