PinnedGetting to Know IntelliJ IDEAOn November 6th 2022, Trisha and I launched our book, Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA. It’s taken us over two years to write, and it contains…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
mongod, mongo, mongosh, mongos, what now?As you might know, I joined MongoDB last month as a Keynote Storyteller, and, as you might expect, in order to work on the keynotes it’s…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
Three Ingredients for Great Content!Creating content can be a daunting prospect. It might be a blog post, a video, a talk, a presentation or something like a Twitter thread…Oct 31, 2021Oct 31, 2021
How can you stay ahead of the curve as a developer?Some days I feel like I’m sprinting down the tracks being chased by a high speed freight train that is labelled something like “changes in…Aug 19, 20211Aug 19, 20211
Delivering Your First Live Talk RemotelyThis blog post focuses on delivering live talks remotely, but if you are delivering a pre-recorded talk, go check out Carly’s blog post on…Jul 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021
Responding to a Developer Conference CFPSo here we are, you’ve done some public speaking at a user group, and now you want to apply to speak at a conference. Good for you!Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Published inJavarevisitedNew to Java? Some Resources — Helen ScottIn this tweet, I was asked if I had a list of resources for developers who are new to Java. I didn’t at the time, but I’ve spent some time…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
25 Content Creation & Sharing HacksThe benefits of creating content are relatively well known, but it’s worth reiterating them before we go on.Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Pairing, but not as you know itWe’ve all heard of the benefits of pairing when it comes to coding, many of us have done it in our jobs and reaped the rewards, but have…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Generating code with IntelliJ IDEAOne of the super cool things about IntelliJ IDEA is how much code you can generate with minimum effort. Yes, it’s not the 1990s anymore…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021