David Whitney

Software consultant. Bestselling Author. Loves rum, alt culture, games & metal. Formerly Head of engineering, chief technical architect, head principal engineer, lead dev, etc.

London, UK Joined on Apr 21, 2020 http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk

Work

Independent Software Consultant at Electric Head Software

NewDay Technology

Rust

C#, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Python, F#, C/C++, Go etc. polyglot generalist, leaning towards C# and TypeScript.

Consulting, both in London, UK, and will travel.
Ideation, workshops and training.

22 posts published

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David Whitney

Apr 21 '20

Architecture for Everyone

#architecture #webdev #beginners #design

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20 min read

David Whitney

Dec 4 '22

The Surface Area of Software

#architecture #programming #webdev #computerscience

3 min read

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David Whitney

Dec 4 '22

Notes on the Monorepo Pattern

#webdev #javascript #programming #productivity

4 min read

David Whitney

Jun 24 '22

Open-Source Software, Licensing and Enterprise Procurement

#opensource #enterprise #agile

7 min read

David Whitney

Apr 16 '22

Storing Growing Files Using Azure Blob Storage and Append Blobs

#azure #webdev #typescript #architecture

11 min read

David Whitney

Jan 10 '22

Writing User Stories

#agile #product #productivity #webdev

12 min read

David Whitney

Dec 13 '21

Open-Source Exploitation

#opensource #career #webdev #webmonetization

13 min read

David Whitney

Dec 2 '21

A Love Letter to Software

#career #programming #psychology #webdev

105

4 min read

David Whitney

Sep 30 '21

Hiring is broken! Let's fix it with empathy.

#culture #webdev #leadership #career

10 min read

David Whitney

Sep 2 '21

.NET Foundation

#dotnet #csharp

1 min read

David Whitney

Jun 20 '21

How to write a tech talk that doesn’t suck

#speaking #tutorial #writing

11 min read

David Whitney

Feb 10 '21

Agile software estimation for everyone

#agile #productivity #programming #webdev

14 min read

David Whitney

Feb 2 '21

Writing good code by understanding cognitive load

#codequality #architecture #psychology #design

13 min read

David Whitney

Nov 16 '20

9 time-management tips for developers

#agile #productivity #management #beginners

4 min read

David Whitney

Oct 14 '20

Does Functional Programming Make Your Code Hard To Read?

#functional #codequality #architecture

8 min read

David Whitney

Sep 17 '20

An introduction to TypeScript and ES Modules

#javascript #typescript #webdev #node

10 min read

David Whitney

Sep 1 '20

Using Azure Static Web Apps with Snowpack for TypeScript in your frontend #ServerlessSeptember

#serverless #javascript #webdev #azure

7 min read

David Whitney

Aug 10 '20

Does remote work make software and teamwork better?

#healthydebate #productivity #management #agile

6 min read

David Whitney

Jul 29 '20

Azure Static Web Apps are Awesome

#javascript #azure #typescript #node

257

12 min read

David Whitney

May 3 '20

Deploying Azure WebApps in 2020 with GitHub Actions

#dotnet #devops #github #csharp

4 min read

David Whitney

Apr 22 '20

A Guide to Good Code Reviews

#codequality #agile #tdd #webdev

5 min read

David Whitney

Apr 22 '20

Music Streaming and the Disappearing Records

#startup

14 min read

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Want to connect with David Whitney?

Notes on the Monorepo Pattern

Open-Source Software, Licensing and Enterprise Procurement

Storing Growing Files Using Azure Blob Storage and Append Blobs

Writing User Stories

Open-Source Exploitation

A Love Letter to Software

Hiring is broken! Let's fix it with empathy.

.NET Foundation

How to write a tech talk that doesn’t suck

Agile software estimation for everyone

Writing good code by understanding cognitive load

9 time-management tips for developers

Does Functional Programming Make Your Code Hard To Read?

An introduction to TypeScript and ES Modules

Using Azure Static Web Apps with Snowpack for TypeScript in your frontend #ServerlessSeptember

Does remote work make software and teamwork better?

Azure Static Web Apps are Awesome

Deploying Azure WebApps in 2020 with GitHub Actions

A Guide to Good Code Reviews

Music Streaming and the Disappearing Records