State of my toolchain 2018
An overview of the software, hardware and other personal productivity toolchains I'm using as of June 2018.
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Developer Experience as a fitness function for platform teams
Developer Experience is an emerging practice that considers user experience for developers who use platforms. This is a writeup of a Thoughtworks Tech Series Talk, based on the book 'Evolutionary Architectures'.
linux.conf.au 2018 Sydney - A little bit of history repeating
This year, linux.conf.au 2018 headed back to Sydney, where it hasn't been held since 2007. This year I skipped quite a few sessions due to having Linux Australia duties and tasks to do, and because the heat and humidity were exhausting. Thankfully, the videos by…
My talk picks for #lca2018 - linux.conf.au
linux.conf.au 2018 heads to UTS in Sydney - where it hasn't been since 2007 - which is a very long time in technology. This year's line up has swung away from the community-focused content of linux.conf.au 2017 Hobart, back to technically-heavier talks. Personally I think…
Book review: Technically wrong: Sexist apps, biased algorithms and other threats of toxic tech by Sara Wachter-Boettcher
A must read for anyone who designs digital experiences, and doesn't want to be an inadvertent dude-bro. Against a backdrop of increasingly ubiquitous technology, with every online interaction forcing us to expose parts of ourselves, Sara Wachter-Boettcher weaves a challenging narrative with ease. With ease…
Joining the Dots Data Visualisation Symposium 2017
Joining the Dots - The Art and Science of Data Visualisation came about as the brainchild of Fiona Tweedie - a business analyst and data scientist who has worked in open knowledge, open data and digital humanities for several years, after completing her PhD in…
VALATechCamp 2017: Libraries as the vanguard of digital literacy
Libraries have played a vital role in shaping society for thousands of years. From the library of Alexandria - which preserved ancient knowledge, to the American Library of Congress - which facilitates access to political and historical records, to the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre…
'Essentialism - the disciplined pursuit of less' by Greg McKeown - a book review
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown My rating: 3 of 5 stars Greg McKeown's easy-to-read tome on 'Essentialism' is a field manual - a guide for the busy manager or multi-tasker who is poor at saying no to commitments, and who erroneously…
linux.conf.au 2017 Hobart - The future of open source
This year, linux.conf.au 2017 headed to the picturesque state of Tasmania, to Hobart's Wrest Point convention centre, and the theme of the conference was 'the future of open source'. My key takeaway from the conference was that: The future will be built on trust, and…
Linux Australia expense breakdown - a data visualisation in d3.js
- The source code for this data visualisation is available on GitHub - See the full visualisation here - You can even download the svg file if you want to After learning a lot of new techniques and approaches (and gotchas) in d3.js in my…