Testing
This blog explores the overlap between life in Business Operations and Software Testing. It examines the distinct skillsets required for each discipline and how they are applied in the world of business.
Podcast
In this episode, I’m joined by Technology Lead Andrew Carr and CTO Colin Eberhardt to delve into the evolving nature of technology strategies within organisations.
Artificial Intelligence
Last week the UK government launched their 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan. The plan is ambitious, but it is something of a mixed bag. Some sizeable and worthwhile investments, alongside others which are quite questionable. But what I am more concerned with is what is missing. The plan has optimistic, upbeat and pro-innovation, but is rather silent on the risks.
Tech
In this post we explore the power of Algebraic Data Types(ADT) with Pattern Matching in Java. We look at how they help us model complex business domains and how using them together gives improvements on the traditional Visitor Pattern.
Tech
This post is designed for Java developers who want to adopt JSpecify for consistent nullability handling in their projects. By following the steps and examples, you should be able to set up and utilize the core JSpecify annotations effectively in your codebase.
Tech
This blog post explores the capabilities of OpenAIs o1-mini through the Advent of Code challenge, finding that it is astonishingly capable. In a significant step-up from previous models, it answers most of the questions with ease.
Tech
In the fourth of our series setting out how we work with our clients, we explore software development. We describe our underlying approach based on a set of guiding principles we've distilled from our collective experience.
Tech
The final installment of the assignment algorithm series! This episode covers the last piece of the puzzle - slot sorting, as well as wrapping up all that has been discussed in the previous 2 episodes.
People
Twenty one years ago today I left home and joined the Royal Air Force. Today I'm a lead software developer at Scott Logic and my career is very different, but I often reflect on my time in the military and the parallels between it and software development. To mark the event I thought I'd share a few thoughts on the subject.
Tech
Join us for the second installment of how we built an assignment algorithm. This blog will pick up from where we left off in part 1, exploring the measure of compromise over the course of multiple talk slots.
Artificial Intelligence
In the fast-changing world of digital technology, GenAI systems have emerged as revolutionary tools for businesses and individuals. As these intelligent systems become a bigger part of our lives, it is important to understand their functionality and to ensure their effectiveness. In this blog post, we will discuss how we can make sure that our Gen AI-powered systems are not only working properly but are also efficient and easy to use.
Testing
In this blog I'll introduce the Karate Test Automation Framework and talk about some of the fun and interesting features it provides.
Testing
The principles that underpin our approach to testing at Scott Logic, and how this shapes the services we offer our clients.
Tech
You're organising a conference and the delegates have voted for what talks they would like to attend. How do you give them the fairest choice possible with constraints on talk size? Join us for the first blog in a series of 3 which go into the nitty gritty of an algorithm that gave rapid results, 30% fairer than those done by hand!
Delivery
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to delivery. Here we describe the grounding principles and behaviours that enable us to deliver excellent results for our clients with a reassuringly human touch.
Sustainability
A look at how agile practices can be used to drive sustainable software development with a focus on how each role can contribute to lowering their product's carbon emissions.
Cloud
Cloud computing is a major part of modern day software development. Big cloud providers work hard to get your business and keep it but there is a school of thought which says we shouldn't put all our eggs in one cloud shaped basket. In this post I'll take a look at the concept of the multi-cloud and ask if it's something we should consider more often when designing software solutions.
Tech
Using semantic-release to publish an npm package with provenance, via a GitHub workflow... Almost too easy! A decidedly non-epic journey that began with accessibility improvements to our applause button.
Tech
This is the first in a series of articles where we outline our approach to consultancy through the lens of principles we have honed through our experience delivering complex, mission-critical programmes. In this post, we define our approach to Architecture...