The Unorthodox Way One Of The World’s Most Iconic Companies Was Named — Sony is an incredible company that has brought to life some of the world’s most important electronics. The Playstation, the Walkman, the Vaio, floppy disks, the CD, LED-backlit LCD televisions. Sony have put Japan on the map of the Technology for decades and spearheaded their transformation into one of the…

Personal musings and reminders on the importance of supporting empowerment as a leader — I’ve been so fortunate over the few years to work with leaders who showed me through action how powerful empowerment can be. Despite lacking on my part and tripping and falling on the way, they gently stayed with me and helped me through empathy and trust that they believed in…

The Ancient Battle Of Jingxing Where A Force Of 30,000 Routed A Superior Army of 200,000 With Their Backs To The River — In Sun Tzu’s Art of War there is a saying: “After crossing a river, get far away from it.” The reason for this advice is obvious. With your back to the river there is no where to run from your enemies. Just as you wouldn’t purposefully walk into an ambush…

Effective programming is about communicating well. Here are three specific ways we can do this through our interactions with code — Programming is a form of communication. Just as we use language to convey ideas and express ourselves to others, we use code to communicate our intentions to other developers. And just like with language, good communication is essential in programming to ensure that our ideas are conveyed clearly and effectively.

A few years ago in 2019 I joined Xero as a graduate. Here are my experiences applying and my first year as a grad. — A couple years ago in 2019 I joined Xero as a graduate software developer. I recently discovered my old journals and feeling a bit of nostalgia I wanted to share some of my experiences in case it helps other graduates considering applying for it or other similar graduate programmes.

I recently became a Tech Lead leading a software team. Here are some learnings that surprised me from the first few months of my journey. — Around 5 months ago I became a new Tech Lead. Excited, curious and a little bit intimidated by the uncertainty of what comes next. I have always been fascinated by how effective tech teams are led. I’ve been the beneficiary of many great team leads and tech leads, and jumped…

Personal reflections on the importance of process over outcomes — We can easily fixate on the outcomes, but the process we get to these outcomes is often underestimated. The process is the engine that helps us achieve grand audacious things. The outcomes is just the score. Yes, goals are important and outcomes matter. Positive outcomes are validation for the effort…

Apple is starting to send out kits to developers, though there are some catches — The Apple Vision Pro Developer Kit is out and Apple’s website is now taking applications. Here are some quick key facts: Only developers with the Apple Developer Program are eligible Interested developers need to submit a brief with details about the developer/team’s skills and track record of building apps. Priority…

Focus Is Your Superpower And Helps You Achieve Great Things — “Always remember, your focus determines your reality” — Qui Gon Jinn to Anakin Skywalker in the Phantom Menace I have been reading “Napoleon: A Life” by Andrew Roberts again and one thing that stood out to me is the great focus he applied to whatever he did. Whether it was…