Ryan BrooksFSA Non-Series gravel wheelset bearing replacementMy Sonder Camino Ti arrived in November 2020 with the FSA Non-Series off-road wheelset. After 9 months of mixed British riding, including a…Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Ryan BrooksRiding the EnglanDURO routeA quiet, challenging, mostly off-road route from Liverpool to ScarboroughJul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Ryan BrooksRapha’s (free) repair serviceI was a bit dazed when I came off my bike and rolled down the road. Having got past the initial joy of “all my limbs still work, ish”…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Ryan BrooksPull-Request style: 100 hills to die onBack in the early days, once we’d whittled our keyboards from blocks of granite, we’d debate tabs vs spaces. Then we moved onto fixed…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Ryan BrooksGeneric names are a smellNames are powerful. Good names are intuitive, and communicate intent and meaning to the reader. Good names help us have discussions…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
Ryan BrooksRunning a remote hack dayA couple of weeks ago we held our first Remote Hack, a free, fully-remote hack day. Here’s what we did, how it went, and how you can run…Apr 11, 20201Apr 11, 20201
Ryan BrooksLessons learned from the NPD Find & Explore projectEarlier this year I had the pleasure of working with the Department for Education, Nimble and Paper on the Alpha and Beta phases of a Find…Jun 13, 20192Jun 13, 20192
Ryan BrooksinHonest FocusInvest in internal toolingEmpower colleagues to solve their problems early to retain your development velocityJul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Ryan BrooksinHonest FocusSecurity is not a "pro" featureSustainability in Open Source software development is hugely important, but we need to walk the path carefully.Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018