I was recently contacted by Colin Mackay , the chairman of Scottish Developers about doing an interview with them. Colin has been pestering me for a while now to do some speaking engagements, but I am still not comfortable with that! (Yes, I am too chicken), so I capitulated…
My interview appears in the October edition of their newsletter and although I think I rambled a little, understatement of the year, I do think I came across ok, if a little scatter brained…
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