The Decline of Western Video Game Development
January 2, 2025
Big-budget game failures like Justice League and Concord reveal deeper issues in the industry: a loss of talent, poor management practices, and a lack of mentorship for new developers. With short-term growth prioritized over sustainability, innovation and quality are suffering. To fix this, companies must focus on retaining talent, investing in training, and fostering long-term success.
Why I Interview Once a Year (Even When I'm Not Job Hunting)
October 6, 2024
In this blog post, I discuss the benefits of conducting annual job interviews, even when you're not actively job hunting. Regular interviewing helps with market awareness, skill benchmarking, networking, and boosting confidence. It also prepares you for unexpected career changes and strengthens your position in salary negotiations. Openly discussing this practice with your manager fosters transparency, trust, and could lead to internal growth opportunities. This approach is a proactive way to stay competitive and agile in your professional development, without compromising loyalty to your current employer.
From Coding Challenges to Real-World Skills: Rethinking the Modern Interview Process
September 8, 2024
After a decade of experience as a software developer, both as an interviewer and an interviewee, I’ve come to realise that many interviews fail to effectively showcase a candidate’s true skills.
Supper Club × GraphQL as an Aggregation Layer with Filipe Ferreira of Sky TV
October 28, 2022
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Filipe Ferreira of Sky TV about the tech stack used to deliver streaming TV content, build Apple TV apps, host media, and more.