Jon Collins

Word weaver, tale teller, singer of songs, baker and candlestick maker. Pattern whisperer. Distiller of clarity from complexity. Professional focus on software delivery, with all that enables it.

Writing Lessons from Ron James

07 Nov 2007 2 min read Writing

Writing Lessons from Ron James 07 Nov 2007 Last week I had the good fortune to have lunch with Andrew James, whose father, Ron James has written a number of books about climbing.

Playing on trains - Testing the Eurostar Terminal

07 Nov 2007 2 min read Tales

Playing on trains - Testing the Eurostar Terminal 07 Nov 2007 I had a day off today. Well, kind of - it was one of those days where I actually got a lot

Working Through the Book Pile

28 Oct 2007 4 min read Views

Working through the book pile 28 Oct 2007 Six weeks ago I started reading a number of books, possibly a bit ambitiously I kicked all four off at once. This is no more

Second Thoughts About Mumbai

06 Oct 2007 3 min read Tales

Second Thoughts About Mumbai 06 Oct 2007 I was only in Mumbai for 3 days as I had to get back for a funeral (yesterday), which was a shame, but it was long

First impressions of Mumbai

03 Oct 2007 4 min read Tales

First impressions of Mumbai 03 Oct 2007 I've been invited to India to give a presentation at a conference tomorrow, so I flew in 36 hours early to see what I