Just because you can build it doesn't mean you should
Advice
Building software is cheap now. Which means it's never been easier to spend good money building the wrong thing.
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I’m Niall — a developer and designer with over 20 years’ experience creating web systems, APIs, and games that deliver real results. I combine code, design, and problem-solving to turn complex ideas into digital products people can use and enjoy.
Vibe coding vs knowing the vibe
Opinion
Vibe coding will build you something that works. It won't tell you if it was the right thing to build.
That cheap WordPress theme is going to cost you far more than you paid for it
Opinion
Buying a £49 theme and bolting plugins onto it looks cheap upfront. Over three years it usually costs a good deal more, and you rarely see it coming until something breaks.
Setting up my own GitLab CI/CD runner
Explainer
I was shown CI/CD back in 2018 and only got round to setting up my own GitLab runner fairly recently. Here's how it works, what a runner actually is, and the SSH-key snag that had me stuck for ages.