Hi, I'm Henry
I am a software engineer and ex-investment consultant. I am currently building web applications at Maze.
A List of Remote Job Sites for Programmers
I recently went through the job search process, aiming to land a job at a remote
first company. Here is a list of sites I found useful, and at the end one site
that you should definitely not use.
Bes...
1 month ago
Deliberate Learning for 2021
One of my goals for 2021 [/goals-2021/] is to dramatically improve myself
as a programmer. Alongside my day job at Maze, I also want to learn
deliberately, focusing on certain areas where I want to de...
1 month ago
A New Notes System
I used to use Evernote for my information hoarding but got frustrated with its
simpleness and moved on. I have tried many notes apps but am most invested in
Notion and Roam Research at the moment.
H...
1 month ago
Living Documents
I find that I get the urge to record certain observations and that these
observations fall into certain distinct categories. Throughout my life (although
less so recently) I have documented or noted d...
1 month ago
Things I learnt in 2020
Here are some things I learnt in 2020:
I am less emotionally vacant than I thought I was: Dad being ill really shook
me, particularly when he went in for his second open heart surgery. Potentially
lo...
1 month ago
Projects for 2021
As part of my goals for 2021, I want to complete 12 projects (one a month)
putting the end result live. The idea is to learn through doing, build an
audience and maybe make so money. That said, the pr...
1 month ago
My Goals for 2021
I have spent some time reflecting on 2020. Whilst it was a year tainted by
global events, it was a great year for me personally.
Here are some photos from the year
[https://twitter.com/HAJBlack/stat...
1 month ago
Why Should You Invest For The Long Term?
It is often said that investors should invest for the long-term. But why? This
post aims to look at how investors would have fared investing over differing
periods. I will show you why investing for l...
3 months ago
Life on the Border
I recently returned to Cúcuta, the humid border town that is the first stop for
many Venezuelans fleeing the humanitarian crisis unfolding back home. This post
looks at how the situation compares to m...
3 months ago
How To Set Up Transactional Emails in Ghost
Or: How to stop your newsletter sign up emails going to spam...
3 months ago
Knee-deep in Javascript
What exactly is happening when you run a piece of code in Javascript?
3 months ago