Des Holmes: Technical Leadership & Product Development

Over the last 20+ years I’ve been providing technical leadership and developing products for a wide range of clients; from startups to global blue chips.

I use Agile methodology, Open Source technologies and Azure Public Cloud to develop DevOps and SaaS solutions.

Recent Technologies: React, NestJS, Next.js, Node.js, Docker, Azure, Azure DevOps, Python 3, Node.js, Docker.

During my career I’ve had the pleasure of working with the following brands: Goldman Sachs, Commerzbank, KPMG, BBC, HSBC, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Akzonobel, Sainsbury’s, Reckitt Benckiser, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, Adidas, Nike, VWG, numerous Hedge Funds & Asset Managers, Cubit Technology, PropertyLoop and Notable.London.

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Managing Technical Debt: A Startup Founder’s Guide

Managing Technical Debt: A Startup Founder's Guide

Surviving in the startup world means being skillful and fast. During the initial development phase, accruing ‘technical debt’ - shortcuts the job quicker today, but will need fixing in the future – is almost inevitable. This post covers how a startup founder or technical lead can balance technical debt and a clean codebase.
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Making Your Deployments Boring: What’s Good Enough?

Making Your Deployments Boring: What's Good Enough?

Do your product deployments induce a sense of dread? The chances are you’re doing something wrong
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ImageFly: On-The-Fly Image Transformations

ImageFly: On-The-Fly Image Transformations

An Open Source Azure Function using TypeScript for transforming images on-the-fly
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A Simple Docker Tagging Strategy

An easy Docker tagging approach to use with a trunk-based git branching strategy
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