PHP Back-end Developer Salary: £35,000 - £60,000 Based in Glasgow We are currently recruiting for a Back-End PHP Developer to join a unique and growing FinTech company in Glasgow. Our client is looking for an ambitious PHP Developer to join their development team and assist with a very big project coming up. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PHP Developer to utilise their skills within a fast-paced and challenging environment, handling projects in the UK and across the...

In this last episode, Ashleigh will be talking about Communicating between Front end , Micro-services & IOT using NestJS. She will touch on DINO and how this may replace NodeJS. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/

This is a continuation of a podcast I did with Ashleigh Simonelli a few weeks back . Ashleigh works for Wi-Q technologies building Mobile ordering apps for hotels and restaurants. We will be discussing her background, how she got into PHP development and some of the reasons she is starting to looking into other languages. In this  week we will be talking about communication protocols and methodologies and what that is. You can connect with her...

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. In this episode Mark will be discussing what imposter syndrome is and how it feels. This talk is based on both his personal experiences and those of others. By the end of it, we hope people can identify if they are...

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. In this episode, we will be covering TDD. Writing tests before you write production code can be an intimidating concept, but there is no need to be scared.During this talk we will look at the concepts of Test Driven...

Mark Bradley is a Principal Software engineer based in London UK. He has been building web applications since 2006. He has experience writing software in PHP and Go. Mark is well respected within the PHP community and has experience speaking at conferences and user groups. Mark will be sharing his journey from  a junior developer to working for one of the most recognisable brands in the UK.  We will briefly touch on what he is currently working on, how he benefited from staying in his first...

EP#39 - NestJS In this  week we will be talking about NestJs, Ashleigh will be explaining what this is and the benefits for PHP developers using NestJS.   You can connect with her here;   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/   https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/

EP#38 Comparison between PHP & Node We have a new series and we will be speaking to Ashleigh Simonelli , we will touch on TypeScript, PHP and Node and the comparison between the two. You can connect with her here; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-simonelli-01b5a1b6/ https://colchesterdigital.org.uk/speakers/ashleigh-simonelli/  

EP#37  PHP with Ashleigh Simonelli We have a new series and we will be speaking to Ashleigh Simonelli , Ashleigh works for Wi-Q technologies building Mobile ordering apps for hotels and restaurants. We will be discussing her background, how she got into PHP development and some of the reasons she is starting to look into other languages. In the next few weeks we will discussing PHP,TypeScript,  communication protocols, Micro services,  NestJS etc. You can connect with her...

EP#36  Why Drupal?  With Denis Usov Denis Usov is a Team Lead at ADCI Solutions, they are a design and development company specialising in high load Drupal projects. In this session we will be discussing the benefits of Drupal CMS . You can connect with Denis here; https://ru.linkedin.com/in/denis-usov-32140576      

This will be our last session Marko Kunic , we will be discussing Solid Principles by Uncle Bob, we will also touch on the future of PHP.  Marko is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable and has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.   You can connect with Marko...

Continuing with our recent series with Marko Kunic , we will be having a short discussion on DDD, BDD & TDD. Marko is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable and has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.   You can connect with Marko...

Continuing with our recent series, we will be discussing Hexagonal Architecture with Marko Kunic who is currently a Software Engineer at Lendable. Marko has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books.     You can connect with Marko on:   https://twitter.com/kunicmarko20 https://github.com/kunicmarko20 https://linkedin.com/in/kunicmarko20    

We have a new series with Marko who is currently a Software Engineer at Lendbale. Marko has been working professionally with PHP for several years. He enjoys doing open source and making other developers job easier, loves helping people, learning new things and reading software books. As an introduction to this series,  he will be sharing his journey as a developer , how he got into PHP. He will share his current view with PHP, quality code , why agencies are perceived by many as “not to care...

On this last episode on this series, we will get Raphael’s view on why he would chose Laravel over Symfony. We will also discuss React and Angular and why this has gained a lot of traction in the development world. You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

EP#30 How developers can assure the process of remote working is simple and smooth This week we will be continuing on last week’s subject on remote working. We will be talking from developers point of view and what they can do to assure things run smoothly.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

EP#29 Why are companies hesitant to offer remote working? In this session we will be discussing remote working. Rafael will be explaining why remote working sometimes benefits the company when done correctly.With the agile techniques, that should deal with the trust issue because it’s hard to hide anything. He will share some advice for companies who are considering remote working.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

In this episode we will be discuss what companies can do to keep their developers. We will talk about hackathon and how this can help developers. We will discuss the importance of communication between developers and management.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/

In this episode, we will be discussing the reasons why developers tend to want to move jobs. We will discuss things such as boredom, salary.  etc.  Do legacy system and in-house frameworks put off developers?  We will be discussing the friction that happens when there is a disagreement between developers and management and the balance that's needed.   You can connect with Rafael below;   www.rafaelphp.com   https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-de-souza-740b648a/      

Rafael is a full stack developer who is well versed In PHP and has been in the industry for many years. We will be discussing his journey as a developer and how he became a senior developer. In this first episode, we will be covering questions surrounding progression what progression really means, how long should developers stay within companies to be able to add value, what causes developers to move on etc. You can connect with Rafael...

EP#25 Minds.com V/s Facebook In our last episode , Mark Harding will be talking Minds.com and how they are different from Facebook. He will also talk about the kind of people they are looking to hire.   https://www.minds.com/   You can connect with Mark here   https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/  

This is our 2nd last week with Mark, we will be talking about cyber security, we will touch on why this is such a big topic right now. Mark Harding will be explaining the meaning of  Encryption, tune in to hear me make a fool out of myself by saying “ensciption” instead of  “Encryption” . Mark will touch a bit more on Minds.com. https://www.minds.com/ You can connect with Mark here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/

EP#23Brief talk on React and Advice for developers looking to go to the next level… Continuing our talk with Mark Harding, we will be talking about React, it’s pro’s and cons. Mark will also be sharing his view on junior developers as well as the best approach for those who want to become polygon developers. You can connect with Mark here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-harding-43303938/    

Todays Podcast we are joined by Mike McDonald who has been a  Senior Mental Health Practitioner for the past 30 years. He is deeply rooted in the Mental Health community and has  also been  a volunteer at  Samaritans for a number of years.  On topic for World Mental Health Day  we will be discussing  Mental Health in the work place from both a employee and employer perspective. Mike provides an in-depth look at why Mental health is such a taboo topic within working culture and gives some...