James Hall
Co-Host of Off Script
James is a self taught software developer with over 15 years experience creating a diverse range of digital products and is a founder of the award winning digital transformation agency Parallax.
He is recognised nationally as a BIMA 100 Tech Trailblazer and internationally by Amazon as one of their AWS Heroes.
James Hall has hosted 39 Episodes.
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Episode 13: 2021 developer round-up
December 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 16 mins
all day hey, conferences, development, hey, meetups, web
2021 has been an eventful year! From January's coming together to launch the AVIF image format, April's Basecamp employee speech controversy and the web hitting 30 years old plus much more. Hosts James & Josh take us on a journey through the highs and lows of the year.
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Episode 12: Productivity & mental health
November 29th, 2021 | 32 mins 12 secs
all day hey, changing career, conferences, getting into tech, hey, meetups, productivity tips, tech talks, web
How do you avoid burnout and keep productivity high? What methods can you use to help produce an efficient flow state? How have companies addressed these issues around hybrid working? Productivity and mental health go hand in hand but how do you manage it? Hosts James & Josh explore these issues around creating a positive motivated team.
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Episode 11: Leadership
November 8th, 2021 | 33 mins 26 secs
all day hey, changing career, conferences, getting into tech, hey, meetups, team management, tech talks, web
What leadership style do you have? How do you foster a productive culture? When do you give people autonomy and when do you put your foot down? The decisions around how to lead a team can affect how successful a project delivery is.
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Episode 10: Software estimation
October 20th, 2021 | 32 mins 12 secs
all day hey, conferences, hey, privacy, tech talks, time management, web development
How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.
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Episode 09: Application performance
October 8th, 2021 | 36 mins 21 secs
all day hey, application performance, changing career, conferences, dev tools, getting into tech, hey, meetups, tech talks, web, web performance
What would your first steps be when working on application performance? What tools can you use to help you through this process? What are the challenges when you overly optimise your application? Our hosts James and Josh dive into these questions and outline their thoughts on this and much more.
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Episode 08: Web application security
September 22nd, 2021 | 47 mins 51 secs
all day hey, conferences, hey, meetups, privacy, tech talks, tracking, web, web application security
Off Script hosts Josh and James discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for.
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Episode 07: Career progression
July 28th, 2021 | 44 mins 47 secs
all day hey, career development, career progression, conferences, employee retention, hey, meetups, tech talks, web
We’re happy to welcome James Hall to Off Script as a new co-host alongside Josh Nesbitt in our new podcast format! The topic today is ‘Career progression’.