Topic

Design Patterns

A collection of 2 issues

On Learning Design Patterns

In my last post I lamented a missed opportunity where I feel I would have learnt a lot - particularly in terms of Design Patterns. To someone like me, a fairly experienced but self taught developer, it's easy to feel like Design Patterns are the 'Holy Grail'. Yet the first

Knock backs and Becoming a Senior Developer

I recently got knocked back for a job that pretty much looked like my dream job. It was a startup with a team of four - two senior devs, a junior and a lead/architect. My interview was with the lead/architect, there was a simple code test that I