2 posts tagged with "code"

I first started programming when I was 10 or 11, but I have always been a writer. I love code and I love words. I envy mathematicians their nimble minds and wish I was more Spock than Kirk.

I draw and doodle to make sense of the complex. I simplify and re-order, I design.

As a Business Analyst, this natural inclination to visualize and decompose complexity has become my superpower - allowing me to bridge gaps between technical teams, business stakeholders, and end-users while translating intricate problems into clear, actionable solutions.

This is a collection of blog posts, inspired by my collection of journals and notebooks on code and craft. Sometimes it is specific to a project, sometimes it is a general thought. I hope you enjoy it. From handwritten scribbles, to scans to code. Enmeshed with graphite and ink, with code and words.

From doodles, to code, to product.

I first started programming when I was 10 or 11. The first program I designed and wrote was a Phone Directory, for the ZX Spectrum 48k. The uptake to use this in my home was very low. I doubt my dad even knew it existed. I employed a data capturer too, but the ratio of data he captured to the number of free meals he enjoyed made this a business failure from day 1. When I launched the Phone Directory system it was clear, how it was largely impractical, my mom found it easier to use the "Flip-open A-Z Phone Directory". The "data capturer" found it easier to eat, than capture data past the letter G.