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Benchmarking Higher Education: The Pandemic

Once in one or two generations, nations face a challenge that can abruptly shape their future; and very few times humanity faces challenges that stretch its limits and require a focused and calm approach....

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NHS’ Moment of Truth

It seems there are still people in NHS who are reluctant to lie (at least because they are scared of the legal repercussions) and they still have the twisted view to stick to the...

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A Welcoming U-Turn

I do not know what you think of the government in relation to the management of the pandemic but I suspect you agree that Boris Johnson has consistently demonstrated a refined high-level skill in...

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Impromptu: For the Fallen

New Year, new hopes, new paths… But some things must stay with us as they are too much to digest; to remind us of the grave and catastrophic injustice and loss our choices during...

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COVID Tests: Sweet Little Lies…

As we are reaching the end of the second lockdown in England, I can’t help but sympathise with the prime minister, all the ministers and the lead scientists who manage the pandemic. They managed...

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When Boris learnt about peer reviews

Yesterday, we learnt that Pfizer is moving fast with the coronavirus vaccination and they see 90% effectiveness. It is not clear exactly what this news means as the company has not released any data...

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New Book: Delphi Quick Syntax Reference

The book offers a quick introduction to the Delphi language. In essence, it is a guide to get newcomers started in an easy and comprehensive way. To the experienced Delphi developers, it works as...

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COVID-19 Numerology

I have previously argued about the unconvincing and unsettling approach of politicians and scientists to the pandemic (here). This time I am looking at the reported numbers around COVID-19 because the evaluation of the...

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Chasing Memory Leaks with Deleaker for Delphi

Introduction Memory management is one of the most important topics in software development. There are many schools of thought around the topic and all share a common denominator: memory management is crucial for stable...

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Microservices in Delphi – Part 1

  Introduction The last ten months have been very interesting for me when it comes to coding. I have discovered the world of microservices and, from the first moment, it caught my eye. I...

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doyenist: my personal project grows to business

Hi there, It’s been a while I’ve been working on doyenist, a solution to track student attendance via a mobile application.  I have now decided to focus on this project on full time basis...

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New Book: Introducing Delphi ORM

I would like to share with you that my new book has reached the production stage and will be available in September by Apress. The book is about Object Relational Mapping in Delphi and explores...