AI Tools
How to Review AI-Generated Code: A Practical Checklist
A practical checklist for reviewing AI-generated code: what to check first, common failure modes, and how to combine AI with human review safely.
Jonny Rowse 10 min read Articles by Jonny Rowse
Jonny Rowse 10 min read Code Quality
The Developer's Guide to Secure Coding Practices
Learn secure coding practices every developer should know, from input validation and dependency auditing to secrets management and threat modelling.
Jonny Rowse 10 min read DevOps
How to Speed Up Your CI Builds: A Practical Guide
Learn how to speed up slow CI builds with dependency caching, parallelisation, incremental builds, and Docker layer optimisation. Practical patterns that work.
Jonny Rowse 14 min read Code Quality
Technical Debt Spring Clean: A Developer's Q2 Checklist
A practical Q2 checklist for tackling technical debt. Audit dependencies, clean dead code, fix linter warnings, and prioritise what to refactor first.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read Productivity
What to Build Over the Easter Bank Holiday: Weekend Project Ideas for Developers
Four days, no standups, no sprint ceremonies. The Easter bank holiday is one of the best focused building opportunities of the year. Here is how to use it well.
Jonny Rowse 6 min read Backend
The Developer's Guide to Database Indexing
Learn how database indexes work, when to add them and how to avoid the most common indexing mistakes that slow your queries down.
Jonny Rowse 11 min read Backend
Authentication Patterns Every Developer Should Know
A practical guide to authentication patterns including sessions, JWTs, OAuth 2.0, and passkeys, with trade-offs and implementation advice.
Jonny Rowse 9 min read Code Quality
Effective Error Handling Patterns for Cleaner Code
Practical error handling patterns that make your code more reliable, debuggable, and easier to maintain across any language.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read Productivity
The Developer's Guide to Deep Work
Master deep work as a developer to write better code, solve harder problems, and ship faster. Practical strategies that work.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read