It's time, to do what you want.

Gideon smashing a cake and grinning, age 1 Time is scarce. This has never been more obvious before this year, which right now has something or other to do with this happy chappy…

Getting to the Core

I’ve been using Core Data in the app I’m working on. I’m no expert, not by a long way, I’m a beginner with a bit of experience from my first few encounters, so bear in mind that there’s probably a much better way of doing a lot of this. We’re all learning something though!

Switching careers

Until the beginning of last year, I worked for Marks & Spencer in stores, as a manager. My path there was circuitous, and I certainly didn’t expect to be on their graduate scheme less than a year after finishing my degree in Software Engineering. It was such a surprise at the time, in fact, that I planned then and there to only work for them for 3 to 5 years; I did it because I could see lots of things I’d learn and rapid increases in responsibility, but I knew there wasn’t a lifelong career for me there.