Thoughts

How working with people from different backgrounds, abilities and experiences challenges assumptions, broadens perspectives and makes better development teams

Why tighter scopes don't always make fixed-price projects safer, and how better constraints, UX and continuous improvement leave room for software to change.

Privacy isn't only about what one company knows. It's what can be inferred when enough systems know a little — and what happens when one system knows an enormous amount.

Professional development is difficult in agencies. Agentic development is making experimentation cheaper, but capability still has to come from somewhere.

Agentic development is changing how software gets built and maintained. But what happens when the developer, agency, agent — or AI itself — changes?

DJ Shadow's original MPC has resurfaced — along with the floppy disks that helped create it.

AI can write more software than ever. The next optimisation problem might be knowing when not to use it.

Brave ideas, exposed brick, locally sourced coffee and one dog.

Where templates work, where blocks work, and where the complexity really goes.

We keep trying to make the two hours faster when the problem is the nine days.

AI works. I'm less convinced its business model does.

The client needs flexibility. The development team needs certainty.

Social media is no longer a digital default

But it doesn't need to

Why the rise of mindfulness might be a symptom, not the solution

Specialising vs Generalising in Web Development

A collaborative build of a Vue-powered codeword game that blends thoughtful UX, real-time gameplay, and AI-assisted development

How UX Smooths Digital Delivery and Aligns Creative Projects

Rethinking the Value of No Code Platforms

How I helped a Bristol-based contractor cut through the noise, build trust, and launch a clear, confident brand presence.

Once a powerful tool for discovery and growth, Instagram hashtags have lost their edge. Here's why — and what matters now.

A conversation with my father sparked this timeline of disruptive technologies and a reflection on whether progress is accelerating—or just feels like it.

How large language models are transforming communication and usability for people with dyslexia and neurodivergent users.

Gatekeeping disguised as tradition is holding creative communities back

Why we keep mistaking developer tools for civilisation shifts

Extreme Polarisation is Damaging Our Politics, What Can We Do About It?

Exploring VR’s Future and Why It’s Struggling

Are CRM and Email Are Your Last Safe Channels?

Buddying up with ChatGPT

Moving Beyond Cookies and Google Analytics.