Alex McFadyen

London, UK

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)

Apr

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

Apr 20, 2021

1 min read

Apr

Hello 👻 World

8 years ago I started blogging on Tumblr - Today I moved to Ghost.

Apr 6, 2021

3 min read

Mar

Next Gen Note-taking / PKM

I've found Obsidian.md and it seems like a really great way to maintain a 2nd brain.

Mar 18, 2021

1 min read

Mar

#NoEstimates?

Some people think you don't need to estimate software development work. I am not so sure.

Mar 11, 2021

6 min read

Mar

Code Metrics

Q: "How can we measure a software development teams performance?" A: "Metrics!"

Mar 8, 2021

5 min read

Mar

Mini Eggs + microwave?

Oh, yes. Try it. Melted chocolate with crunchy outer shell - so good.

Mar 5, 2021

1 min read

Mar

Insightful videos/books

What books or videos have you watched which were aha moments or step changes in your thinking? I’m

Mar 4, 2021

1 min read

Feb

Techo fixes are not sufficient, but they are necessary

Techo fixes are not sufficient, but they are necessary Bill Gates, How To Avoid A Climate Disaster I love this.

Feb 26, 2021

1 min read

Oct

[HIRING] Javascript, full stack (HapiJS & ReactJS) - Remote position *...

[HIRING] Javascript, full stack (HapiJS & ReactJS) - Remote position • /r/remotejsBEN is hiring again! Javascript full stack, remote position.

Oct 4, 2016

Oct

Make Your React Components Pretty - WalmartLabs

Make Your React Components Pretty 💅 – WalmartLabsSome nice tips in here, i disagree with some (e.g. we don’t

Oct 3, 2016