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Teaching programming without the jargon

Plain language is not dumbing down The fastest way to lose a beginner is to explain a new idea using three other ideas they do not have yet. I teach the same way I document: name t...

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Systems 1 min read

Why most government systems fail after handover

The handover gap A system is not delivered when it goes live. It is delivered when the team running it can keep it alive without you. Most procurement treats training as a line ite...

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