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When meeting candidates at Lookahead we often discuss what makes for an extraordinary code test. My general advice is to 'make it your masterpiece'. Matta has written about this before so be sure to check that out.

There have been loads of studies on how to optimise productivity and most of them have found that 35 hours per week is ideal.

Apple's new programming language for iOS and OS X developers is called Swift. It's still in beta right now but developers have had access to it since last month.

As a junior, As a mid, As a senior, As a lead, As anyone

Last night I spoke at a TAFE presentation night, alongside @CathJones0 and @geoffroh .

We're always on the lookout for reading material and we're going to start sharing what we find on our blog. Here's the first of many:

RubyConf Australia was at Sydney's Luna Park this year. We threw a dinner that every attendee and speaker was welcome to attend, right after day one was complete.

This blog post was originally published as a guest post on the 88miles blog.

Recruitment can so often be about good timing. So what do you do if you find yourself looking for a new job when the market is a tad on the quiet side?

How's that code test going? Walk in the park or stressing you out?