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.
04 January 2024
The People versus Tailwind - the case for and against Tailwind
The case for and against using Tailwind CSS on your next project.
08 November 2023
Signs and portents for 2022
Head of Learning Garth Gilmour, make his predictions for the tech industry in 2022
14 December 2021
The Edutainment Problem
Garth reflects on another 12 months of virtual-only training and ponders the problem of 'Edutainment'.
24 September 2021
OODA Considered Harmful
Thoughts on why the OODA loop as applied to agile delivery is flawed or should even be considered harmful.
05 February 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
13 January 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?
04 January 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
07 December 2020
Signs and portents for 2021
Garth's annual review of trends emerging from this year, and predictions for the next.
01 December 2020
Is YAML Developer my next job title?
A brief exploration of CloudFormation from a developer's perspective
23 June 2020
10 reasons why WebStorm is better than VS Code
My personal preference for WebStorm explained
18 May 2020
The Delusions Of Developers
Cognitive Biases Afflicting Developers