Since its inaugural event at AO’s Salford office in June 2018, Manchester Web Meetup has gone from strength to strength; thanks to the support of the Mancunian tech scene, including the attendees who have regularly participated in our events, and the companies who have hosted and sponsored us, Manc Web…

This is a test post published from a cross-platform, native desktop app I’m building. It’s still in its infancy, but I hope to share more with you in the not-too-distant future!

It has been an absolute privilege to witness the growth of Manchester Web Meetup over the last 18 months. Since our pilot event at ao.com, …

I’ve recently been building a client-side router for React that also abstracts the Suspense API; that is, the router will provide particular components for the current path (i.e. window.location.pathname), but will also support Suspenseful components out-of-the-box. …

On Friday 26th July 2019, I took part in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) over on Venturi’s Slack channel. …

For managing shared state in complex JavaScript applications, Redux is undisputedly the most popular choice. At the time of writing, it has trumped the alternatives in the last three The State of JavaScript surveys, has the most GitHub stars of any JavaScript state container library, and is installed from npm…

Earlier this month, I received a message on LinkedIn: Hi James, I’m a frontend developer looking for a junior position in London. Do you have any recommendations for someone looking to get into software development? Since I’ve been asked this question previously, I thought I’d publish my response as an…

Today marks the five-year anniversary of beginning my software engineering career. Before then, I did undertake some work experience and completed some freelance projects — but I had no commercial exposure until I started my graduate scheme at Sky on this very day in 2012. Rather than dive into some…

With trembling knees and a cane in his hand, an elderly fellow enters my carriage on this Piccadilly Line service to Uxbridge. Without wanting to convey a sense of entitlement, he shuffles around in the hope of encountering a kind commuter who will cede their seat. …