Tales from the road, waaaaay back — This is a re-publish of an ancient blog post I made in 2012. I’ve put it here for posterity in case it ever disappears from the original server at the company I no longer work for. Enjoy! 7 July 2012 | by Sean Handley So that about wraps up Scot…

How Stuart is handling the sudden switch to remote work — As the whole company is learning first-hand, communicating with your colleagues is very different when working from home than it is when working from the office. There have been some pleasant surprises, but also some struggles and concerns. The following material discusses strategies for effective remote communication which will hopefully…

Day One — At half eight lastnight, we watched Boris make the announcement live. No leaving your home without an approved reason. Food, essential work, buying medicine, and exercise once per day. That’s our lot. …

Lluís Casals gives us a tour of what it’s like to work on Stuart’s QA team. — Me in a nutshell: I listen to music all day long, love riding my bicycle, testing software, and being the best father I possibly can for my daughter. Every Sunday morning I take my mountain bike up to the Serra de Collserola mountain range and take a long ride. …

A practical guide to going native with C — Ruby is a wonderful language for so many reasons. It’s expressive, easy to read, ideal for modelling complex domains and there’s a broad and active community maintaining the language and libraries. However, it can occasionally be preferable to reach down to a lower level language (like C) since Ruby’s expressivity…

Dani Sandoval tells us how they roll on Stuart’s mobile team — I’m Dani, Senior iOS Engineer @ Stuart, father of two boys, and I build human towers in my free time. I joined Stuart in September 2015, so I’m one of the first employees of the company. Way back in 2007, on a holiday trip to New York, Apple had just…

Advent Of Code 2018 — Following on from yesterday, here’s the second puzzle of Advent of Code. The Puzzle: Part 1 — — Day 2: Inventory Management System — - You stop falling through time, catch your breath, and check the screen on the device. “Destination reached. Current Year: 1518. Current Location: North Pole Utility Closet 83N10.” You made…

Advent Of Code 2018 — Advent of Code is upon us again! I’m going to attempt to solve each puzzle with Elixir this year and highlight any interesting things I’ve learned. The Puzzle: Part 1 After feeling like you’ve been falling for a few minutes, you look at the device’s tiny screen. “Error: Device must be calibrated before first…

Why we chose to run our own engineering mini conference — Artchimboldi, a chic meeting space in central Barcelona, has a peaceful-yet-purposeful ambience. Narrow wooden writing desks sit in neat rows on a faded mosaic tile floor. Sounds of life from the courtyard drift in through the balcony doors as catering staff ferry trays of neatly arranged breakfast pastries. Class is…