Stop reinventing the wheel
How switching from a broken WordPress site to Luma transformed It's Culture Innit's event management, proving that buying beats building when software isn't your core value.
Will Hackett
Recent Notes
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Know your Geebos
Essential principles for defining Generic Business Objects (GBOs) in your system architecture to avoid expensive re-engineering and maintain clean data models.
Don't take the cloud call - focus on your startup
A founder's warning about why early-stage startups should ignore cloud vendor sales calls and keep infrastructure simple to preserve runway and focus on shipping product.
Your website is pissing people off
How unnecessary CAPTCHAs, cookie prompts, and popup modals are driving customers away from websites, with practical advice on reducing friction.
Invest in integrations, not the platforms
Why VCs should back focused tools that integrate well with existing platforms instead of chasing the next monolithic unicorn that tries to do everything.
How to actually get things built
Why product teams need to embrace simplicity over complexity, focusing on clear blueprints and agility rather than endless documentation and rigid processes.
UK Pensions just aren't as good as Australian Superannuation
A detailed comparison of UK pensions versus Australian superannuation, highlighting how Australia's mandatory 11% employer contributions, lower fees, and better returns outshine the UK's restrictive s...
Getting started today
A reflection on how web development has evolved from the simple FTP upload days to today's complex ecosystem of frameworks, security concerns, and over-engineering.
I think BunnyCDN is the first real European answer to Cloudflare
A review of BunnyCDN as a European alternative to Cloudflare, highlighting its strengths in Edge Rules and constraint-driven development approach.
The pitfalls of iCloud Mail - systematic failures and user hostility
A detailed investigation into iCloud Mail's filtering failures, broken rules system, and unresponsive support that led to missed contracts and a migration to Fastmail.
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