what i'm teaching wednesday 24 june, 10am–1pm bst: → what a tech lead actually is → surviving your first 30 days → taking the standup back from management → handling politics and technical advisory boards £99+vat · java champion · 35 years [link in comments] #java #engineering #techlead

Dan Hardiker called this masterclass "a steal at twice the price" after my last post. that landed more than any marketing copy i could write myself. here's what's actually in it: 3 hours, live, TECH LEAD WORKSHOP wednesday 24 june · 10am–1pm bst · £99+vat #java #javachampion #techlead

tuesday night: england vs ghana, 9pm bst wednesday morning: technical lead masterclass, 10am bst watch the match. sleep on it. show up Weds, ready to learn the unwritten rules of leading java teams. £99+vat · 3 hours · #javachampion · 35 years in the industry #java #techlead #worldcup2026 🧵

my masterclass: wednesday 17 june, 10am–1pm england vs croatia: wednesday 17 june, evening i am not saying they are related. i am saying you have no scheduling conflict. technical lead: the unwritten rules — £99+VAT www.eventbrite.com/e/technical-... #java #javachampion #worldcup2026

£99 is not nothing right now. i know that. so here's the honest case: it is the map i wish i had been given. wednesday 17 june · 10am–1pm bst · £99+vat when did you realise that being the best engineer in the room was no longer enough? #java #engineering #techlead #blackintech #career

England vs Croatia. Wednesday 17 June. My masterclass: 10am–1pm. Kickoff: later. You have zero excuse not to spend the morning learning the unwritten rules of technical leadership. £99+VAT. Link in replies #TechnicalLead #JavaChampion #Java #Agile #England #WorldCup2026 #BlackInTech

I'm running my first masterclass this Wednesday and I'd love to see some familiar faces. Technical Lead: The Unwritten Rules 10 June / 10am–1pm BST / Microsoft Teams / £79+VAT Book: [ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/technical-... ] #JavaChampion #TechnicalLead #Java

Starting Again at 59 — and Why That's the Most Honest Thing I've Ever Done I decided to set it on fire. Change is the chance to reinvent like Madonna, Prince or Lady Gaga. Blog: www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2026/06... #TechLead #JavaChampion #CareerGrowth #SoftwareEngineering #LeadershipTips #Java

The daily standup has been running 45 minutes. The delivery manager chairs it. Nobody has shipped anything in two weeks. This is not an agile ceremony. This is a hostage situation. Wednesday I'm teaching what to do about it. Technical Lead: The Unwritten Rules — 10am BST, £79+VAT Link in replies. 🧵

The arrogance of youth .. grief . You think you know it all. (Probably I was the same) You know what, I should let you crash and burn, however I can’t let this project delivery suffer

Hello there. It is I, Peter Pilgrim. I am AVAILABLE again. I am looking for my next contract work: Outside IR35 Preferred www.linkedin.com/posts/peterp... Remote-First UK #TECHCOACH #JavaChampion #Java #Kotlin #CloudNative #TechLead #PrincipalEngineer *** OUTSIDE IR35 preferred ***

It only took nine seconds for an AI coding agent gone rogue to delete PocketOS's entire production database, according to its founder Jeremy Crane... Cautionary news story for early adopters of any technology www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Thank you very much @jetbrains.com and @intellijidea.com for my Java Champions subscription. I really appreciate it! 🚀🤘🏾

Human I am Mess I make Blame I take Shame can’t fake Name not Jake Fear I shake Born without emotions probably poem , will I or won’t I

127.0.0.1 ::1

Current stand - snowboarding in Seefeld, Austria #seefeld #gschwandtkopf

Violent assault.

I strongly recommend `direnv` - unclutter your `~/.profile` direnv.net especially you are a #contractor working designing and developing #java software for different clients, including yourself.

FYI: the annual return of the .... JChampions Conference 2026 - jchampionsconf.com (Free to register and watch) YouTube - www.youtube.com/@JChampionsC... Tickets from Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/jchampions... All the presenters are legit #JavaChampions #Java, so watch and Learn

Blog article: Deleted Hubstaff Talent, Hackajob and other PII risks - another tale of job search Autumn 2025 www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2025/12... #contractor #jobsearch #economy #principal #engineer #security #platform #traction #java self-embarged until today - PEACE ✌🏾👊🏾⭐

@viagogo.bsky.social i have waiting since the 26 July 2025 Imagine Dragons concert, when my tickets were sold. Your resolution system sucks! I made enquiries in August, September, October, November - every time the same answer: "Our current estimated resolution time is 30 to 45 days"😠👎🏾

A Webinar Re-recorded: Taming Complexity: Functional Error Handling with Arrow.kt November 2025 www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2025/11... #arrow #kotlin #Java #FP #library #software #JavaTechCoach I discuss `Either<E,A>` definitely also `Ior<E,A>`

Best streaming / webinar platform for #java #kotlin developers is? Answers on a post card please ( or just reply here. MTIA)

Engineering Catchup - Taming Complexity: Functional Error Handling with Arrow.kt November 2025 Kicking off just over 1 hour Friday, 21 November · 12:00 – 12:30 Time zone: Europe/London Google Meet joining info Video call link: meet.google.com/tjs-rkdu-nfm #kotlin #arrow #java #FP

Engineering Catchup: Taming Complexity: Functional Error Handling with Arrow.kt 21 November 2025 12:00 GMT London time (host: me) www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2025/11... #kotlin #java webinar

Kotest #Kotlin kotest.io/docs/framewo... especially if you remember Bill Venner's Scala Test framework.

Becoming a Principal Software Engineer - 1 day online course - from a guy who was - bit.ly/principalsoft/

Searching for contract software developer job in the UK? I am running a "spaces" / "shaminar" Outside / Inside IR35 Peter Pilgrim - Job Search Impromptu Meetup 2nd Friday, 14 November · 12:00 – 13:00 Time zone: Europe/London Google Meet joining info Video call link: meet.google.com/ezp-oaut-icc

Here is a great article - The Art of COnnection - How Threat ctors Exploit Professional Networks - The Coalition of Cyber coalitioncyber.com/the-art-of-c... Paul Wright & Neal Ysart - Recommended read for job hunters to avoid scammers #fake #fugazi #linkedin #scam #profiles

No idea what else to do now. Woke up at 1:37am and then 4:06 wide awake . What sort of leader am I ? What sort of captain do you call yourself when you are unable to provide security ?

The stress of not knowing. When all you see and feel are tumbleweed is distressing . It is like layered stress levels. Do you know how long you can remain here?

Not sleeping at night The bed bugs are bite Cunts of the industry are shite We tried with all a might But rules were never there The game is rigged Dear Woke up 2am Woke up 5am What was the melody? What’s the next verse? Where is the chorus of this song?

Oh heave off and leave me the alone

Tired of this seeming time of ageism and racism. Stick it where the sun don’t shine!

Sinking down the plug hole

What are we doing? 2025 ! Why so many UK homes are still dangerously mouldy - years after this toddler died www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

While discussing the advertising industry, in a TalkTV interview in October 2025, MP for Reform, Sarah Pochin said that a caller who complained about the "demographics" of advertising was "absolutely right" and "it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people". 🤔

For the futuristic agentic #agenticai #genAI thing I notice the proponents talk down or brush over the so called “down sides”. I come from a working class , I suffer ageism. I also can never change the colour of my skin. Am I and people like automated out of existence ?

My name is Peter Pilgrim, Principal Engineer, Lead Developer and I am looking for next contract engagement immediately. www.linkedin.com/in/peterpilg... Outside IR35 preferred! #javachampion #TECHCOACH #java #kotlin #director #principalengineer #cloudnative #techlead #opentowork

Virtual vhost / Httpd - creating self-signed localhost SSH - aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!! Test a website using an phone / tablet connected to my MBP by IP address. Of course it won't work. ffs!

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The job market is dead. I am reaching the point where I think I have to pack this in. It is so depressing. I would pick another career than software development... choose a field where interections are stronger and people don't stab you in the back with a jealousy, egoism and elitism.

Congratulations and very well play England Rugby Union ladies - Red Roses 🌹🌹🌹#englandredroses #RWC2025

Build microservices with Kotlin by Peter Pilgrim #kotlin #java

Active lunchtime run from Newport Pagnell to Tongwell Lake and back again Peter Pilgrim Principal Software Engineer Available to hire September 2025 #TECHCOACH #JavaChampion #Java #Kotlin #CloudNative #TechLead #PrincipalEngineer

My name is Peter Pilgrim, Principal Engineer, Lead Developer and I am looking for next contract engagement immediately. www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2025/09... Outside IR35 preferred! #javachampion #TECHCOACH #java #kotlin #director #principalengineer #cloudnative #techlead #opentowork

Hello. I'm heading down to London late afternoon to see @venkat_s fellow Java Champion speak at the LJC. t.co/BNKDlUlq3v (Redis office). It's been several months since I travelled down to capital city. Venkat is always entertaining. It will be great to catch up. ☕️☕️☕️

Out and about #miltonkeynes #NatureLovers #green first day of August 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 🏃🏾‍♂️🍃🐾🐾🤘🏾