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Forcing people back into the office is a massive step backwards
One of the annoying things in the current tech market decline is the drive by companies to RTO - return people to office. To me, it represents a massive step back in the modern workplace. It is a blow...
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ChatGPT is a game changer, but it could become a problem…
As technology continues to advance, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a game changer in many industries. Among the most promising AI applications is ChatGPT, a language model that has...
View ArticleNext speaking gig: Modern Web Development, Thu., 30 Mar, 5pm in Berlin’s...
Thursday, 30.03.2023 I will be in Microsoft’s Reactor in Berlin together with Yann Duval, Stefan Judis and Tobias Kunisch talking about “Modern Web Development”. The talks will also be streamed, so...
View ArticleLooking for a new opportunity
End of May will be my last day at Microsoft and I am actively looking for a new role. Thank you in advance for any connections, advice, or opportunities you can offer. What I am looking for: A...
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WYSIWYGPT
When GPT-4 was announced earlier this month, one of the demos made a massive splash: painting a web app on a napkin and getting the “AI” to create the HTML, CSS and JavaScript to make it work. This...
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This is the time to be unpredictable and human
I was just about to write a blog post on my current experiences in trying to find a new job. I wanted to write about the frustrations and how it feels ridiculous that developers and recruiters aren’t...
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GitHub Copilot for the Command Line is amazing!
I just got access to GitHub Copilot CLI and a few seconds after installing it, I am happy as a clam about it. You can see it in action in this video or let me talk you through it here. GitHub Copilot...
View ArticleModern Web Development: Centering DIVs in new exciting wrong ways with AI!
Earlier today I spoke at the Microsoft Reactor meetup in Berlin about frontend development, LLMs, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot and what it means to our work and careers. In this 32 minute talk and 5...
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The Future of Senior Developers in an AI-Driven World
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, many are concerned about its impact on the job market, particularly for junior developers. If AI can automate many of the tasks these developers...
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Review: Video Tap – automatically convert YouTube videos to blog posts
Yesterday I wrote a blog post about a question I got at a conference and I thought I try one of those fancy “AI” tools that grace my inbox every few hours. Video Tap promises to turn videos into blog...
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GitHub Copilot for Docs – putting the “fun” into RTFM
Here’s a quick video of me showing you the benefits of GitHub Copilot for docs: AI powered chat interfaces are a great and fun way to learn about new technologies. The problem is quality and...
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Resetting Twitter’s interests list using browser developer tools
Twitter has a list of interests you can define that affects what content you see on your home timeline. This is a list of 150 topics, most not chosen by you but considered something you should see....
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Interview questions: What practices in software teams lead to better quality...
Background: I’ve been asked in a few applications for new roles to do written interviews. I thought it might be worth while to release some of my answers as posts as it was fun to reflect a bit on...
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Upgrading our CSS habits: aspect-ratio
The CSS aspect-ratio property is pretty amazing. You can define a ratio of width to height and it will resize the element accordingly. You can try it out in this pen : See the Pen CSS aspect ratio is...
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Interview questions: Outline your thoughts on open source software...
Background: I’ve been asked in a few applications for new roles to do written interviews. I thought it might be worth while to release some of my answers as posts as it was fun to reflect a bit on...
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Microsoft Edge now allows you to simulate dark, light, high contrast mode,...
I was incredibly excited to see that from Microsoft Edge 111 onwards you can now emulate different viewing modes and vision deficiencies right from the device emulation toolbar. This has been one of...
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Crown dwarf witness – Recording a new course for LinkedIn Learning in Graz
I am currently in Graz, Austria to record a video series of “Developer tools for non-developers” for LinkedIn Learning. We had a massive ride by car down here from Berlin as my partner isn’t too hot...
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Here is where developers perish…
And that’s a wrap. I recorded my last video in the German LinkedIn Learning video course on “Browser developer tools for non-developers”. My favourite stumbling block over the course of the last few...
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The ongoing defence of frontend as a full-time job
I am currently looking for a new job. One thing that keeps happening is that people get my CV, are impressed but then ask me that I seem to be focused on the front end a lot and what my experiences...
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An open proposal to OpenAI, Bard, Amazon, et al…: GPTeachers
First of all, congratulations. You managed to kick off the next step of computer and human interaction evolution. Of course we’re in the middle of a hype, but there is so much good in AI generated...
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