How are roles likely to change due to AI? I firmly believe AI will change the way we act and operate on a daily basis in our professional lives. Technology teams in capital markets are not immune to this change. It is probably wise to think about what is likely to change and what we, as employees and employers, need to …

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Why AI? I don't know who put down ChatGPT on their christmas list for 2022, but we all got it. GenAI has been the talk of the town for the best part of three years now. And the buzz seems to keep growing, with Agentic AI the topic of 2025. There is, of course, the hype. What's different about AI, though, is that this …

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Past Performance != Good Predictor Ever heard of the Amazon recruitment AI system that had to be shut down because... it was too biased [^1] ?! Yes, this actually happened! Making good hiring decisions is hard. Everyone recognizes that. Even so, few attempt to do anything about it. Fewer at the scale of Amazon. They …

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So, I'm here. Why am I here, I hear you ask? Well, I've been thinking about professional returners for a while. And not without reason. We've recently had our second child join us. Like most other parents, we've been talking about balancing work and life. Like most parents, we've been struggling to figure out how to …

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Readability of unit tests Like I've mentioned before, in other articles about unit testing, I'm a strong believer in tests as specifications for your classes. Recently, I've heard it being talked of as 'insurance' and I find myself nodding in quiet agreement. I'd rather have tests than not. Every so often, though, …

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I'm a big fan of unit tests as specification for objects within your application. As a .NET developer, we are fortunate to have many mature libraries and tools to enhance our unit testing experience. This article lists the tech stack I prefer at this moment in time. TL;DR XUnit, Autofixture, Moq and FluentAssertions. …

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To be honest, I didn't think databases and ORMs would be the first thing I would talk about when I return to my blog. There are several topical issues and debates that I would want to wade into. But the ubiquitous nature of databases and this problem is what forces me to want to express my thoughts on this topics. So …

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