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Configuring Claude Code to Enforce Your Own Guidelines
I’ve been using Claude Code without many rules for a while. It’s certainly not the most efficient or effective way to use it. With its help, I learnt how to create some persistent rules around logging. When we’d finish I had Claude produce this blog post. It’s been reviewed and revised by me. See wh...
AWS Summit London 2026: And now for something a bit different.
I always look forward to the AWS Summit. It’s a great opportunity to learn what AWS, and the engineers who use it, are up to, and to catch up with my colleagues. This year, though, turned out to be a bit different.The first year I attended, I skipped the keynote entirely and spent the time in the AW...
Log Judiciously
Judiciously: With good judgement. Logging is one of the simplest things a developer can do, and one of the easiest things to get wrong. A single misplaced log line can be harmless, but a pattern of careless logging turns into noise, confusion, and even security risk. The challenge isn’t teaching eng...
5 minutes with Winterfylleth (again)
I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t I do this not long ago? It’s true, I did. Less than 18 months ago in fact. And if Winterfylleth releases another album and does an album launch in the next 18 months I’ll go and do it all again.I left work at 2pm, got the train to London, the Underground to Cambde...
The Forcek Assignment
I loved The Forcek Assignment! I’ve read most of Ray Adam’s books and this is by far my favorite so far. It’s short, at about 110 pages, but that means it’s fast paced. There are only a few characters, so you only really get to know Roo Raker, but that’s enough.It has a plot which would be at home i...
Take a Little Piece of Paul & Charlotte Home
Over the last 18 months, the support you’ve all shown for my writing, speaking, and the journey Charlotte and I have been on has meant more than I can ever say. Every message, every share, every bit of encouragement: it’s carried us.So we’re delighted to offer something special in return: a little p...
Stop! Shower Time!
Naked Element to reward team for taking showers.While there is a lot to be said for meeting a problem head on, research has shown that removing oneself from a difficult task, even for a few minutes, can make all the difference when it comes to finding a solution. Engaging in a less mentally challeng...
Winterfylleth - The Unyielding Season
The Imperious Horizon came out on the 13th of September 2024. 18 months (and 2 days) ago. Of course that’s not a long time between albums, especially with bands today - it’s been nearly 8 years since the last Dimmu Borgir album - but it’s also felt like forever waiting for The Unyielding Season.One ...
What I Learned Sharing Product Experiments with City College Students
A few months ago, Shaun Lowthorpe put out a call on LinkedIn for people willing to share real‑life experiences of using business analysis at work. Although I haven’t done what you’d call traditional business analysis for years, I work in a Product led organisation, and I love getting up in front of ...
AI: Assisted Ignorance with Dom Davis
There’s something about Dom. It’s not only his depth of knowledge of the topics he speaks about. It’s his charisma and his delivery too. This is why people flock to see him. It also helps that Dom has been obsessed (in a good way) with AI for as long as I can remember. He always feels ahead of the g...