This is the website of Glen Ford, Software Architect, Developer and ocassional Manager.
REST
I have had a strong interest in REST for several years, and used it at varying maturity levels.
In recent years I had the privedge in having had some small involvement with Rest In Practice
Scala
Since late 2008 Scala has been my language of choice.
In 2010 I did a lightning talk on Fostering Scala Adoption in your Enterprise at the London Scala Exchange
Akka
In 2009 I stumbled across Akka whilst looking for Scala concurrency tools, and immediately found it to be of great value.
I gave an impromptu talk at the Scala LiftOff-2010 about my experience in using Akka in a prototyping project.
Agile
I am a strong believer in the Agile mindset and the ideas behind Systems Thinking and Continuous Improvement
In 2009 I ran an Agile Day whilst at BBC R&D