opinion

Signs and portents for 2024

It's an end-of-year tradition here at Instil that the Head of Learning assumes a Janus-like pose and looks forward to the new year by reviewing the one that's drawing to a close.

Jan 04, 2024

The People versus Tailwind - the case for and against Tailwind

The case for and against using Tailwind CSS on your next project.

Nov 08, 2023

Signs and portents for 2022

Head of Learning Garth Gilmour, make his predictions for the tech industry in 2022

Dec 14, 2021

The Edutainment Problem

Garth reflects on another 12 months of virtual-only training and ponders the problem of 'Edutainment'.

Sept 24, 2021

OODA Considered Harmful

Thoughts on why the OODA loop as applied to agile delivery is flawed or should even be considered harmful.

Feb 05, 2021

The Truth of the 10X Developer

Have you heard of the 10X Developer myth? Or is it real? Garth shares with us his thoughts

Jan 13, 2021

The Perils of Advocacy

Developer advocacy is an extremely rewarding job but is it all sunshine and meadows or is there a darker flip side to this role?

Jan 04, 2021

Should Developers be Ignorant?

This opinion piece looks at whether or not Software Developers should be aware of the day to day financials of the project they are working on and how to overcome developer fear

Dec 07, 2020

Signs and portents for 2021

Garth's annual review of trends emerging from this year, and predictions for the next.

Dec 01, 2020

Is YAML Developer my next job title?

A brief exploration of CloudFormation from a developer's perspective

Jun 23, 2020

10 reasons why WebStorm is better than VS Code

My personal preference for WebStorm explained

May 18, 2020

The Delusions Of Developers

Cognitive Biases Afflicting Developers

May 10, 2020