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Alex

@cognophileCambridge, UKJoined May 2021

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Motorsport obsessed Software Engineer 💻⚙️. Always learning; often coding. Powered by caffeine ☕

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AAlexcognophile.hashnode.devJul 24, 2023 · 8 min read

A lesson in mentoring

Having conducted several graduate and junior developer mentoring experiences now, I thought I'd take a moment to review them, share my approach, and share the advice I've picked up along the way for anyone else who may be starting their journey as a ...

AAlexcognophile.hashnode.devMay 28, 2022 · 4 min read

Worrybook.log.4: Build a Product... but Thrifty

Building software is something I know well at this point, but I wanted to explore the modern necessities which accompany an application and enable it to be perceived and marketed as product, rather than just an application. In effect, forming a brand...

AAlexcognophile.hashnode.devMay 28, 2022 · 5 min read

Worrybook.log.3: Connecting it up

Having built up a design for the application, and mocked up the UI, it was time to write some code to bring those elements to life. Here's a brief high-level overview of this. https://github.com/cognophile/Worrybook Architecture As my first foray in...

AAlexcognophile.hashnode.devAug 20, 2021 · 5 min read

Git-ting a PowerShell Prompt

Having recently migrated from a Linux/macOS based workplace to a Windows-based one, I found one thing to be lacking - a lightweight Git prompt for all that terminal-based Git goodness, in a terminal that supports tabs. Journey to the prompt Having ...

AAlexcognophile.hashnode.devJun 19, 2021 · 16 min read

commit 5ca3bcf - Git collaborating with others

Last time , we covered the basics of the ever-popular distributed version control system, Git - enough to get started using it alone, locally. This time round, we’ll be looking into how we use Git to collaborate with others remotely and manage our re...