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Episode 1 of 'Beyond the Hype' is out! In this month's episode of Scott Logic's new podcast, Colin Eberhardt is joined by Ian Sugar (Technical Principal) and Harry Bellamy (Lead Developer) to discuss whether microservices are really the only architecture you need. They explore the real-world impact of choosing this pattern and when it might not be the right choice. You can listen to the episode here: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2022/03/08/beyond-the-hype-microservices.html And subscribe on: 🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-hype/id1612265563 🎧 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BlwBJ7JoxYpxU4GBmuR4x 🎧 Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5NTE1MC9yc3M
Tomorrow, celebrate International Women’s Day with a distinguished panel of IT leaders discussing this year’s theme: ‘Break the Bias’. Scott Logic’s Chief Talent Officer, Myra Cooke, will be in discussion with: Boohoo Group PLC CIO, Jo Graham; Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Head of Integration (Deputy Director), Jacqui Leggetter; and NatWest Group Head of Technology for Short Term Borrowing, Mei Clark. They will discuss the importance of representation at board level and how we can encourage more women into leadership positions; how to remove bias from our recruitment and promotion processes; the importance of D&I initiatives and educating our workforce about unconscious bias; and why it's essential to start this conversation at a much younger age, to inspire the next generation. Join us live to put your questions to the panel, or register now and watch the recording at a time that suits you. 🗓️ Tue 8 March 🕦 11:30–12:30
From generating memes, to designing apps, to playing with Lego, to drinking beer, to meeting the Execs, to building a bridge (which it turns out Newcastle folk are surprisingly bad at 😉), Cara Fisher shares her experiences of last month's Grad Week.
Blogs often organise their content using categories or tags. As Colin Eberhardt discovered from measuring behaviours, this doesn't seem to do much to encourage browsing. In this post, he explains how he tried out the new OpenAI Embedding API to create highly targeted article recommendations, resulting in a four-fold (x4) increase in engagement.
Beyond the Hype is a brand new podcast from the Scott Logic team. Each month, our CTO Colin Eberhardt brings together friends, colleagues and experts for a demystifying discussion, casting a practical eye over what is new and exciting in technology—looking beyond the promises, the buzz and excitement to guide you towards the genuine value. Subscribe on: 🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-hype/id1612265563 🎧 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BlwBJ7JoxYpxU4GBmuR4x 🎧 Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzM5NTE1MC9yc3M
Next Tuesday, celebrate International Women’s Day with a distinguished panel of IT leaders discussing this year’s theme: ‘Break the Bias’. Scott Logic’s Chief Talent Officer, Myra Cooke, will be in discussion with: • Mei Clark, Head of Technology for Short Term Borrowing at NatWest Group • Jo Graham, CIO at Boohoo Group PLC • Jacqui Leggetter, Head of Integration (Deputy Director) at DWP They will discuss the importance of representation at board level and how we can encourage more women into leadership positions; how to remove bias from our recruitment and promotion processes; the importance of D&I initiatives and educating our workforce about unconscious bias; and why it's essential to start this conversation at a much younger age, to inspire the next generation. Join us live to put your questions to the panel, or register now and watch the recording at a time that suits you. 🗓️ Tue 8 March 🕦 11:30–12:30
On Weds 30 March, join us in person or online for our first Open Source Bristol meetup, with four fascinating talks from five fantastic speakers: • Eriol Fox, Product Manager & Designer at Simply Secure, on 'Design contributions to OSS: Learnings from the Open Design workshops project' • Tariq Rashid, Founding Director at Digital Dynamics, on 'How Open Source projects can attract more users and participants – Some thoughts' • StreamNative's Tim Spann (Developer Advocate) and John Kinson (Head of Sales, EMEA), on 'Building a Scalable Event Streaming and Messaging Platform using Apache Pulsar for Fintech' • Alex Birch, Lead Developer at Scott Logic, on 'Reviving Google’s lost fluid engine' Register to attend in person at our Bristol office: https://www.meetup.com/Open-Source-Bristol/events/284198269/ Register to watch the live stream: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-source-bristol-live-stream-tickets-275647407817 We organise Open Source Bristol in partnership with FINOS.
In the fifth and final part of his series exploring the Scrum Master role, Frank Hubin reflects on the importance of the team retrospective in promoting continual improvement. Done right, retros keep the team engaged and truly Agile.
At Scott Logic during LGBT+ History Month 🌈, we’re drawing inspiration from LGBT+ pioneers in our industry. Today, we celebrate Sophie Wilson, a transgender woman who co-designed the BBC Micro and ARM architecture. Wilson started studying Computer Science at Cambridge University in 1975. During that time, she designed the Acorn System 1, an early 8-bit microcomputer for hobbyists, which, from 1979, was produced commercially by Acorn Computers. At Acorn, she and colleague Steve Furber then designed and implemented the prototype of the Acorn Proton which enabled the company to win the contract to design what became the BBC Microcomputer—in the ensuing decade, well over a million BBC Micros were sold and used in thousands of UK schools. Wilson then led the development of the BBC BASIC programming language for the next 15 years. From 1983, Wilson began designing the instruction set for one of the first RISC processors, the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM). This processor type went on to become one of the most successful IP cores, which by 2012 was being used in 95% of smartphones.
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March with a distinguished panel of IT leaders discussing this year’s theme: ‘Break the Bias’. Scott Logic’s Chief Talent Officer, Myra Cooke, will be in discussion with: Boohoo Group PLC CIO, Jo Graham; Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Head of Integration (Deputy Director), Jacqui Leggetter; and NatWest Group Head of Technology for Short Term Borrowing, Mei Clark. They will discuss the importance of representation at board level and how we can encourage more women into leadership positions; how to remove bias from our recruitment and promotion processes; the importance of D&I initiatives and educating our workforce about unconscious bias; and why it's essential to start this conversation at a much younger age, to inspire the next generation. 🗓️ Tue 8 March 🕦 11:30–12:30
