PinnedJames BowenHow to supercharge your first 6 months as a software developerIntroJan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
James BowenHow to succeed in your first developer jobTLDR; Before you even worry about coding, learn to ask the right questions. Follow me on Gumroad for your free bundle to make you awesome.May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
James BowenDeveloper Productivity Systems CourseTLDR; Developers think of productivity as learning their IDE and the command line — but maybe they don’t think of personal project…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
James BowenPreparing for the AWS Developer Associate ExamHaving passed the AWS Developer Associate exam back in March, I pondered what I would have liked to have known from the start. Initially I…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
James BowenClawing back your career when you’ve lost hopeI answered this question on Quora back in December and it proved very popular, so I hope this provides some inspiration to those that feel…Apr 13, 2020Apr 13, 2020
James BowenWhy your personal projects failI recently answered a question that interested me on Quora, “What is the number one reason most developers never finish a personal…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
James BowenWhat seniors developers take for granted : a reflection on what new starters need to knowRecently at work, a combination of project scheduling, experience and expertise meant I found myself leading a mini-project, rather than…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
James BowenA GTD Sprint exampleSo here, I’m going to go through a sprint example using GTD ®. The purpose of this is to show how the principles of GTD can apply to a…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
James BowenWhy GTD should matter to developersI am starting out unapologetically singing the praises of GTD, by arguing no developer should be without a way of planning their work, and…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018