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How to break into tech for free without a degree

PHP South West in Bristol recently hosted a really valuable Q&A, offering insights into the changing dynamics of bootcamps in today’s job market. Spoiler alert: there is still value in learning coding today, despite the dominance of AI.

Developer's journey: From novice to expert

Learning programming can be hard–so hard that you might forget why you're doing it and stuck with the same tools and languages. This is the short story of how I overstepped that boundary.

Don't be OK with spaghetti code

I received a job description where one sentence instantly caught my attention. That inspired me to share my thoughts about code debt and igniting a culture of code improvement.

WordPress tip: Searching for a keyword in post titles or meta query values

WordPress is an old school, straightforward CMS, but it also could be a real pain in the ass for common tasks like searching. By default, WP Query searches for keywords which appears in the title and meta values at the same time. You can't pick one or other. Of course there's a few workarounds, but I have a dead simple trick for you.