How to Untangle an Argument

I’m studying Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments on Coursera. These are my revision notes for weeks 2. My notes for the the previous week are at: How to Spot an Argument. How to Identify an Argument Argument Markers Definition of an argument: a series of sentences, statements or propositions, where some are the premises and there … Continue reading How to Untangle an Argument →

How to Spot an Argument

I’m studying Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments on Coursera. These are my revision notes for weeks 1. The Nature of Argument Why arguments matter The course is going to focus on a particular type of thinking, namely reasoning. Arguments are a way to express reasons. If you can formulate good arguments, you can have … Continue reading How to Spot an Argument →

Goodbye Banking, Hello Catering

Well, I finally took the plunge. I've left my old job at {{SwissBank}}, and have joined a technology startup: QAChef. I'm incredibly excited by this move. QAChef is a very small but interesting company that I believe will make a huge impact in a niche business (commercial catering). Why this move? Well... Just over a … Continue reading Goodbye Banking, Hello Catering →

Serverless from Scratch: Setting up DNS

This is the third post in the Serverless from Scratch series. The previous post on this topic is Serverless from Scratch: The Static Website. As mentioned in my previous post, the domain attentiontodetail.com.au was already taken. I had not response from my queries about buying the domain, so Vince and I had a talk about alternative … Continue reading Serverless from Scratch: Setting up DNS →

Serverless from Scratch: The Static Website

This is the second post in the Serverless from Scratch series. The previous posts on this topic is Serverless from Scratch: First Steps. As mentioned in my last post, the first thing I want to do is set up a static website. Later on I will add functionality to read, display and update the calendar, … Continue reading Serverless from Scratch: The Static Website →

Serverless from Scratch: First Steps

For a while now, I've wanted to learn more about Serverless computing. After following @swardley and @PaulDJohnston for a number of years, I feel there's a lot there for me to pick up on - or at least to be able to hold a conversation at a cocktail party. At the moment I know practically zero about how … Continue reading Serverless from Scratch: First Steps →

The Revivification of Hamcrest

I love Hamcrest. I've been my first choice library for writing assertions in tests for many years. I know that there's other alternatives (such as JUnit assertions, or AssertJ), but I've always preferred the literate style and composability of Hamcrest. Some time in early October 2018, I was in a discussion with a colleague about … Continue reading The Revivification of Hamcrest →