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dotSwift 2016

TLDR; One of the most instructive conferences I’ve been to — you should not miss it next year.

Paul ArdeleanuJan 30

Explaining technology well is hard

Here is a great example of a relatively complicated concept explained so any soldier could understand it. Goes to show that is the author…breaks down the topic into easy chucks and introduces them in the logical order, then no topic is too hard to comprehend. ¶ Telephone Electronics: “Theory of Simplex and Phantom Circuits: Balanced Conditions” 1944 US Army

Paul ArdeleanuFeb 13

dotSwift conference talk “The Forgotten Cloud”

Slides available on SpeakerDeck:

Paul ArdeleanuJan 29

The New Year Resolution to Fail

The New Year Resolution to Fail

TLDR; By failing to prepare, you’re preparing to fail. Decide during the Summer and prepare for it!

Paul ArdeleanuJan 2

Paul ArdeleanuDec 22, 20154 min read

How NEXTFREE works for Freelancers

Guest post by James McQuarrie

For the past couple of months myself (James McQuarrie) and fellow freelancer Paul Ardeleanu have been working on designing and building a new tool for freelancers, contractors and independent consultants.

Paul ArdeleanuNov 22, 2015

Must see: Jeff Bezos on the Future of Amazon (1999)

Jeff Bezos on the Future of Amazon and Selling E-Books Online — Customer Experience (1999) — YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mECzF83_ns

Paul ArdeleanuDec 10, 20154 min read

Why we’re building NEXTFREE — a simple tool designed to help freelancers and contractors share their availability

Guest post by James McQuarrie

Paul ArdeleanuDec 8, 20153 min read

My tips for when speaking at a conference

[reposted - originally published: Sep 2015]

I’ve attended iOSDevUK last week (amazing conference BTW, do not miss it next year) and whilst speakers were mostly great, there were lots of “silly” things that made me giggle and/or mad.

Paul ArdeleanuDec 8, 20151 min read

GitHub Cheat Sheet

A collection of cool hidden and not so hidden features of Git and GitHub.

Some of the ones I like in particular:

Syntax highlighting in Markdown files: https://github.com/tiimgreen/github-cheat-sheet#syntax-highlighting-in-markdown-files

Paul ArdeleanuNov 26, 20151 min read

Developers’ Emergency Guide to Public Speaking

The video of my Latest talk: “Developers’ Emergency Guide to Public Speaking” is now available on Vimeo:

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