External Writing
A compilation of blogs, articles, and podcasts I have been involved with elsewhere
How to take care of your mental health as a software engineer
~ Softwire.com
Published April 05, 2023
In the 2022 developer survey by StackOverflow, 10.3% of respondents identified as having an anxiety disorder. 9.7% said they had a mood or emotional disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder. And 4.3% said they have autism or an autism spectrum disorder.
With coding being such a cerebral activity, it’s essential us software engineers look after our mental health if we’re to perform well. I see it as being similar to the way athletes need to take good care of their physical health, if they’re to succeed in their fields...
Navigating Neurodiversity
How can software developers support their mental health in the workplace?
~ Softwire TechTalks Podcast
Zoe Cunningham is joined by Aya Stead, software developer at Softwire to talk about neurodiversity in her role. She shares the ways she developed to look after her mental health, in the hope it can help other software engineers too...
How our data engineers rose to the challenges of DataKind UK’s DataDive weekend
~ Softwire.com
Our developers Aya Stead, Alan Chodyniecki, and Sam Collard recently joined a DataKind UK DataDive weekend in London, hosted by Softwire. We’re proud to support this data and AI-for-good initiative, helping the DataKind UK charity to support social sector organisations with data science so they can make better decisions and have greater social impact.
The event’s aim was to aid Starlight, which supports children’s experiences of the power of play and boosts their well-being and resilience during treatment, care, and recovery from illness. The challenges our engineers faced included collaborating with a diverse group, handling new data, and working to a tight deadline. How did they tackle these challenges, and what did they learn?...