PinnedJames BowenHow to supercharge your first 6 months as a software developerIntro7 min read·Jan 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.4 min read·May 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…3 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Jan 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…11 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Aug 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…3 min read·Aug 6, 2018----