Ian Wootten

Ian Wootten

Oct
03

Go with your gut

If there's one adage I stand by from my years on this earth, it's the one of "Going with your
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Sep
05

Reflecting On My Computing History

When I was at primary school, my first foray into using computers was taking books from the library that were
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Aug
08

I'm a.... Creator?

The idea that "creating content" can be a full time job seems crazy at first. Yet, we're regularly fed examples
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Jul
11

On Working as a Pipeline Developer

This week I felt quite nostalgic after seeing a job advert for a role I used to do at my
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Jun
27

Getting Paid as a Technical Author

Last week I did something I've never done before. I was paid to write an article for the fine folks
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Jun
13

The Dependencies You Never Knew About

Most people don't care about content delivery networks or know anything about them. They would merrily go about their day
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May
30

Removing Distractions to Focus

Twitter is a cruel mistress. In the one hand you can engage with a fantastic network, enjoy a constant stream
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May
16

You Probably Don't Need Kubernetes

Over this past fortnight I attended Kubecon + CloudNativeCon Europe. I've used Kubernetes on a few large projects, but don't turn
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May
02

Reducing the Headache of Tax

Handling international tax collection has long been the missing feature from Stripe that every small business is crying out for.
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Apr
18

What is the best Infrastructure for Bootstrapped SaaS?

Welcome back to your fortnightly retrospective on all the most interesting stories and code from people building great software. I
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