Early last week I had the pleasure of attending a debriefing after a user study for the app I worked on as a Senior Developer over the last few years, until recently becoming the Agile Development Lead for the same app development team. It was so good to hear real user feedback about what they …
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Last week I did something important that I didn’t even realise I’d get an opportunity to do so quickly as part of my new role as an Agile Development Lead (aka Engineering Manager)… I made my first promotion decision last week since taking a step into leadership, by conducting successful interviews for the position the …
Are you frustrated in your current job due to lack of progression? Maybe your current job is at risk due to the current financial climate? You really want a career change, and have an interest in tech? Considering transitioning your career to become a software developer? Here’s 7 things you should know before you decide …
I sat down for an open and honest chat with Richard Pickard (CEO of Inclusive Search, Champion of Women in Business) for the Exceptional Female Role Models series, about my journey into the technology industry, diversity in tech advocacy, and the lack of representation of underrepresented group in tech, and my hopes for the future. Check …
So this happened earlier this month… On 12th April I got promoted to be an Agile Development Lead, after 13 years and 10 months as a Senior Developer at TfL. Better late than never I guess :-). Apparently Agile Development Lead (ADL) is equivalent to an Engineering Manager externally, as ADL role is not a …
I had an issue trying to forward mail from info@mydomain.com to another email hosted on gmail, and I solved it by setting the MX records on mydomain DNS settings. How to do this: After logging into your account, and after you have setup Email Forwarding in Godaddy, go to the My Domains page on the Godaddy …
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I sat down with Women in Tech for a chat about progressing my career in tech and my experience of working in the industry. Check out the interview here https://www.womenintech.co.uk/dionne-condor-farrell-senior-developer-transport-london If you’re a woman who is frustrated in your current job, and need to build inner confidence to make a career change into tech, check out …
So yesterday I attended the Build Actions for Your Community (Actions on Google) Workshop. It was an opportunity to learn how to develop Actions for Google Assistant (the voice assistant available for users of Google Home, or Google Assistant in a Mobile device). The workshop was brilliant and I learnt a lot, and there were …
I attend Tech events every month (mostly free and some paid for) to learn about new tech and keep up to date, and over the last 4 years attending these one thing I’ve noticed time and time again is that there is rarely anyone who looks like me at these events. 1) Just wondered how …
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