Dan Silcox articles - 13 total
Sharing knowledge well
Overview Over the years we all learn a lot of 'stuff' and some of it is more intricate...
Starting something new
Intro I have had quite a varied career in and around tech over the last 10 years or so,...
Performance optimisation - a brief overview
Introduction Earlier in the week I was chatting with a colleague about the HUGE topic of p...
Delivering a great demo
I've been delivering demos and presentations for about 10 years in various forms, to different types...
PHP 8 Released! What are your favourite features?
PHP 8.0 has finally been released and as a long-time PHP developer (among other things) I'm excited t...
My year in dev
I came across this awesome tool on this post and thought it would be nice to share my stats :) My ye...
PHP - 'dump' those debug statements!
Intro We have all been there - for whatever reason your debugger is not working (or you're...
8 tips for breaking down language barriers
This simple guide is designed to help those for whom English is a first language to communicate clear...
Making positive decisions
Do you ever suffer from Analysis Paralysis? Whether it's on big life decisions like whether to take a...
The joys and perils of working remotely
For the past two years or so, I have been a part of a team spread across three timezones, representin...
Do you find it difficult to unplug?
I have just come back from ten days in the lovely Mijas, Spain with family. It was amazing and really...
If you were designing a programming language what would your favourite features be?
Having learnt a few different languages over the years I have a shortlist of my favourite features ac...
Becoming Multilingual
Why you should learn more than one programming language