July 16, 2020
It has come time for the annual website redesign and refresh. I discuss why I wanted to refresh my website, what I used to build it and what exciting new features you can expect to see in the coming months.
July 13, 2020
I came across an interesting problem where I needed to access a piece of React state when unmounting a component, a problem that would have been trivial with Class components and componentWillUnmount, however with hooks, the solution was less clear.
May 05, 2020
Cypress is a browser-based, end-to-end testing framework that is enjoyable to use however I ran into some difficulty trying to authenticate with Azure Active Directory in my tests. Find out what I did to fix it!
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I'm a software engineer passionate about building highly scalable and available serverless applications. My primary tool set includes React, AppSync, Lambda, DynamoDB and CDK but where I really excel is pushing the boundaries of my knowledge to learn something new.
I particularly enjoy being able to see ideas all the way from conceptualisation through to delivery and have been known to work on multiple projects in my own time to experience the full development process. I am enthusiastic about creating simple, enjoyable and easy to use products and strive to find the right balance between aesthetic and function.
In my spare time I enjoy board games with friends, woodworking and playing with my two dogs.
