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Ethics in technology

March 30, 2018

This is an extension of a twitter thread I wrote in response to this tweet, and thread about the Cambridge Analytica revelations. Wow. This thread is powerful and important. And computer science is having that moment of reckoning now. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica is only the tip of the iceberg. https://t.co/6C0Kw1Dt74 — Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly) … More Ethics in technology

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Becoming a technical lead: Trust your team

March 28, 2018

When I first became a technical lead, one of my biggest challenges was giving up control. It wasn’t a matter of not trusting my team technically but I didn’t want to overload them, so I took on all the planning, all the customer interaction, and all the other jobs that I felt had distracted me … More Becoming a technical lead: Trust your team

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Ddd.scot, diversity, and your career

March 1, 2018

I had a great day at DDD Scotland, thanks to everyone who came along for the discussions. Apart from the panel sessions I chaired and participated in, Joe Wright ran a great mob programming session, Gary Fleming led a lean coffee session, and we had a couple of great lightning talks about recruitment at Skyscanner … More Ddd.scot, diversity, and your career

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