Sep
03
Beyond the golden rule
Treating others as you would like to be treated isn't enough.
3 min read
Alex McFadyen
Optimistic and enthusiastic technologist, seeking out interesting ideas, projects and problems.
I love what I do, and I try to help others love what they do too. (he/him)
Aug
27
GDPR / Cookie shortcut
Cookie pop-ups hate this one simple trick.
1 min read
Jul
15
Scaling is hard
Money makes the world go round, and money maths and flow drive more than we realize. Two posts, 10 years apart, shine a light on why scaling is hard.
3 min read
May
21
What makes something better is connection
Does a quote about mental health apply to problem-solving?
2 min read
May
12
Mental Commuting
How do you separate your work brain from your home brain?
3 min read
May
05
Microdosing wellness?
Can we microdose our way to better days and meetings? Not with psilocybin, but with five minutes of rest?
2 min read
Apr
27
Hate cookie banners? Want more privacy? Me too!
Metrics without cookies is possible (and easy), trends and targeting can be done with privacy in mind. So let's do it.
6 min read
Apr
23
API testing in the browser?
With Cypress.io you /CAN/ test APIs via the browser, but it's not great - we made it better.
4 min read
Apr
20
How do you structure status update meetings / emails?
With so much detail and so many moving parts, it can be hard to get the balance right between high
1 min read
Apr
06
Hello 👻 World
8 years ago I started blogging on Tumblr - Today I moved to Ghost.
3 min read