Always leave the codebase better than you found it
I'm a Dungeon Master! I don't mean that in the S&M sense! As in the game Dungeons & Dragons (https://dnd.wizards.com), where I run a weekly game as well as take part in a couple of campaigns as a player. It's a lot of fun and something I would definitely recommend you have a go at … Continue reading Adding Ambient Sounds to your Discord Server On LInux
Recruiting people is effing hard! That's all... I'll get back to reading through CVs now and let you get on with your day! Medicines Discovery Catapult is, at the time of writing, recruiting Software Engineers, and as "Head of" it falls to me to start filtering through the CVs that land in my inbox. But … Continue reading Technical CV writing is hard
So... my last post was a good 2 years ago now.... Hi how have you been? It's been a very busy couple of years with a lot of stuff shifting in my personal life meaning things inevitably take a back seat. However its been long enough that I needed to give myself a new start … Continue reading A reboot and a legacy moniker
One of the most prominent things I've been asked about regarding my promoting being a Good Code Scout, is where can we get the badges? Following on from a number of questions and subsequent tweets about it https://twitter.com/stuherbert/status/650591775732670466 Well... I've decided that (providing I can get permission from all the right people) I'll start creating … Continue reading Badges & Stickers
So I attended the PHPNW15 conference this weekend and what a weekend. I've been an attendee of the conference for a number of years and have always enjoyed it immensely. However this year turned out to be something special. Following on from my first ever appearance as the PHP Boy Scout I decided to submit … Continue reading Wow… What a Conference
Recently I've had a lot of people asking me what a PHP Scout is! I thought it would be a good opportunity to explain. To understand what a PHP Scout is it helps to know a little of the background basics of Scouting in general. Knowing this helps to make it easier later on as … Continue reading What is a PHP Scout
As the PHP Boy Scout I'm having some badges made and I wanted to introduce the all new PHP Scout Membership Badge. This badge shows that you are more than just a PHP Developer but also a good PHP Scout. This means that you have all the qualities it takes to be a PHP Scout … Continue reading The PHP Scout Membership Badge
Over all the time that I've been a developer I've had people telling me that I should get in front of an audience and speak. However I've always suffered from a rather bad case of 'Imposter Syndrome' which meant my automatic response to those kind of statements has always been... I don't really know enough … Continue reading Goodbye Dev in Charge
I've been a Scout Leader for a few years now and the District I work within have very little by way of internet presence. As a bit of a pet project I started building a simple Scout based website for them to use. Its nothing too fancy, I created a simple module and theme for … Continue reading Free Open Source Website for Scouts
So... Its been a long time since I posted anything of any relevance. This is due to having been super busy with my previous company Zucchi. However that has all changed now! After three and a half years of running my own company I have decided that its not for me. I gave it my … Continue reading Its time for a change