Shift Left Is Not a Phase: How Modern Engineering Teams Are Moving Quality to the CenterWe’ve all been there. It’s 4 PM on a Friday, the production deployment pipeline is green, and suddenly your observability dashboard erupts—latency spikes in the payment service, CORS errors in the new6 min read·thefrontendist.comApr 9
6 best reviewed desktop tech organisation and productivity gadgetsHere are six widely praised, easy‑to‑buy desktop gadgets that noticeably tidy up a desk, streamline workflows, or cut friction from day‑to‑day work. They’re all well‑reviewed by trusted outlets or have strong third‑party recommendations, and they sol...8 min read·thefrontendist.comDec 11, 2025
How I got AI to talk like a pirate about PythonHere is a snippet from Pirate Johnarry Silver about the History of Python. Using OpenAI and gpt-5.1 model and some clever prompt instructions via an express app, I got ai to be an informative pirate. It’s quite simple really and its all within the in...3 min read·thefrontendist.comDec 9, 2025
Intrinsically Full StackThis is a little different to what I normally write about but the title is very fitting. I am reading a book called “The Art of Impossible” by Steven Kotler. There’s a chapter called the full intrinsic stack. That sparked my interest to write an arti...2 min read·thefrontendist.comOct 13, 2025
Major differences in Junior and Senior tech rolesProgressing from a junior to a senior developer requires more than just years of experience.3 min read·thefrontendist.comApr 11, 2025
