Engineering
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How working at an open source company made me a better engineer
When you are contributing to a large open source project, you’re rarely writing code just for your immediate team – unless you are working on an internal product of course. More often than not, you are writing code for people you have never met, in different time zones, with different levels of experience and different…
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Staying Productive at Home: The Reality of Remote Working
I have been remote working as a Software Engineer since 2023, and have never held a fully in-person full time role. Consequently I have developed as a professional in a very different setting to my peers and even my parents, and I find it very interesting to think about how Work From Home (WFH) culture…
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The WannaCry Ransomware Attack Explained
WannaCry was a crypto ransomware worm that affected an estimated 230,000 Microsoft Windows systems globally in 2017. A ransomware attack works by encrypting a system’s files and/or system and withholding access until the system owner pays a ransom, usually in the form of a cryptocurrency exchange, though there is no certainty that an attacker may…
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Remote working unpacked: “What do you mean your company sent you abroad?”
If you have ever wondered what goes on when your friends say that they’re going on a “Business trip” abroad, then allow me to spill the beans 🫘. For those of you who attend Canonical’s 2025 Frankfurt Engineering Sprint, here I am to help you live it all over again. Let’s recap, shall we? My…
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The Black Tech Achievement Awards 2025 – Nkeiruka Whenu
I’m not sure whether last week Friday was real or not… ✨ On Friday the 21st of March, I had the pleasure of attending the Black Tech Achievement Awards as a finalist for the Inspirational Woman of the Year category, and this black-tie event did not disappoint 💃🏽! My preparation for the event began more…
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Nkeiruka Whenu – Black Tech Achievement Award Nominee
Yesterday, I found out through an unusually high influx of LinkedIn notifications, that I had been selected as a Finalist for the Black Tech Achievement Awards as an Inspirational Woman of the Year 🎉. To be honest– I burst into tears 🙈. The hashtag#BTAAwards are such an astounding recognition that I feel incredibly validated to…