Joanna Wilbourn

@joannawilbourn

I care about the code because I care about the people working in it

Manchester, EnglandJoined March 2026

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I'm a senior frontend and mobile developer with a decade of experience building things that work - and occasionally fixing things that don't.

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JWJoanna Wilbournbitsbetween.comJun 16 · 4 min read

You Don't Have to Be a Rockstar

Always On Call I could never fully relax when I took leave. Even after a thorough handover, there was always the chance that something might come up that only I could solve. I don’t mean that as a boa

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JWJoanna Wilbournbitsbetween.comJun 2 · 7 min read

I Didn’t Know Where to Start With AI Either

My feed was full of articles about the potential of generative AI. I felt a vague sense that I should be using it, but I had no idea where to start. I didn’t want to create code with it - I like writi

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JWJoanna Wilbournbitsbetween.comMay 19 · 4 min read

AI Won’t Take Your Job. But Someone Who Uses It Better Might

It’s a tough time to be a software developer. You have catastrophists wailing that AI will take your job. Deniers dismiss it as little more than autocomplete. Proponents hail it as the solution to all

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JWJoanna Wilbournbitsbetween.comMay 5 · 6 min read

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Leave It Better Than You Found It

It’s not enough to just pay attention. Turning knowledge into action is where the journey to senior begins. Noticing the change in risk that biometric login posed didn’t have an impact until I flagged

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JWJoanna Wilbournbitsbetween.comApr 21 · 4 min read

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Start Being Curious

Paying attention is something that is drummed into you from childhood. But it's passive listening. The real value comes from understanding and making connections. A client wanted to explore adding bio

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You Don't Have to Be a Rockstar

I Didn’t Know Where to Start With AI Either

AI Won’t Take Your Job. But Someone Who Uses It Better Might

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Leave It Better Than You Found It

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Start Being Curious

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Joanna Wilbourn

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Joanna Wilbourn's blogs

Recently published

You Don't Have to Be a Rockstar

I Didn’t Know Where to Start With AI Either

AI Won’t Take Your Job. But Someone Who Uses It Better Might

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Leave It Better Than You Found It

So You Want to Be a Senior Developer. Start Being Curious