Hello, and happy Wednesday! In my last Tech Talk post about computer networking I wrote a bit about flow control, and this week I’m going to be talking about what routing is. Some definitions in here are explained in more detail in my previous posts, so if you want to catch up with the rest …
As a developer writing code for TV applications, there's a focus on client projects for light CPU loads and reducing memory usage so that the apps can run as quickly as possible on even the most clunky devices. Recently, we've been looking into making our applications more energy efficient too. As digital products have become …
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Sonic Pi is a live coding music synthesiser that allows you to write music with just a few lines of code. I've always been a lover of music. In fact, when I was 10 I used to try composing songs with Music Maker on my family PC and writing nonsense lyrics to instrumental songs (none …
In honour of International Women's Day today, I wanted to return to "Inspirational Women in STEM", a series of blog posts I began writing to celebrate women in STEM history. The women I've written about so far are people who have made significant contributions in their areas in STEM, while battling the gender (and some …
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Happy dev-versary to me! Not only have we finally reached the weekend, today marks the 4th year anniversary of my career in tech! I started my first job as a junior frontend developer on 19th October 2015 and looking back, I've grown and learnt so much over the last 4 years of being a developer. …
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Happy Friday all! I was inspired to write this post after an interesting conversation I had with a friend about stress at work, where the topic of “Impostor Syndrome” came up. Simply put, impostor syndrome is the belief that you're not good enough: if you find yourself doubting your accomplishments, lacking confidence in yourself alongside …
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! For those of you who might not be familiar with what today represents, Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The reason this day is named after her, is because she's considered the world's first computer programmer, a title that is extraordinary in …
Hello, and happy International Women's Day! In the spirit of International Women's Day today, I thought I'd write a follow up post on my IWD post from last year where I talked a bit about Ada Lovelace, Katherine Johnson, and Grace Hopper. This year I'm going to write about 3 more inspirational women who made …
Hello, and welcome back to another Tech Talk post! In a nutshell, this is part of a series of posts I write where I try to consolidate some of what I've learnt over the past few weeks, in what are hopefully clear and concise blog posts. In my last post, I wrote about protocols and …
Hi, and welcome to another post in my Tech Talk series! A series where I write a little about what I've learnt while trying to improve my knowledge in computer science theory. In my last Tech Talk post, I wrote about layering and briefly mentioned an example of a layered reference model, the Open System …
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