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what i'm teaching wednesday 24 june, 10am–1pm bst: → what a tech lead actually is → surviving your first 30 days → taking the standup back from management → handling politics and technical advisory boards £99+vat · java champion · 35 years [link in comments] #java #engineering #techlead

Dan Hardiker called this masterclass "a steal at twice the price" after my last post. that landed more than any marketing copy i could write myself. here's what's actually in it: 3 hours, live, TECH LEAD WORKSHOP wednesday 24 june · 10am–1pm bst · £99+vat #java #javachampion #techlead

tuesday night: england vs ghana, 9pm bst wednesday morning: technical lead masterclass, 10am bst watch the match. sleep on it. show up Weds, ready to learn the unwritten rules of leading java teams. £99+vat · 3 hours · #javachampion · 35 years in the industry #java #techlead #worldcup2026 🧵

my masterclass: wednesday 17 june, 10am–1pm england vs croatia: wednesday 17 june, evening i am not saying they are related. i am saying you have no scheduling conflict. technical lead: the unwritten rules — £99+VAT www.eventbrite.com/e/technical-... #java #javachampion #worldcup2026

£99 is not nothing right now. i know that. so here's the honest case: it is the map i wish i had been given. wednesday 17 june · 10am–1pm bst · £99+vat when did you realise that being the best engineer in the room was no longer enough? #java #engineering #techlead #blackintech #career

England vs Croatia. Wednesday 17 June. My masterclass: 10am–1pm. Kickoff: later. You have zero excuse not to spend the morning learning the unwritten rules of technical leadership. £99+VAT. Link in replies #TechnicalLead #JavaChampion #Java #Agile #England #WorldCup2026 #BlackInTech

I'm running my first masterclass this Wednesday and I'd love to see some familiar faces. Technical Lead: The Unwritten Rules 10 June / 10am–1pm BST / Microsoft Teams / £79+VAT Book: [ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/technical-... ] #JavaChampion #TechnicalLead #Java

TECHNICAL LEAD: THE UNWRITTEN RULES

What they don't teach you about leading Java teams.

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Starting Again at 59 — and Why That's the Most Honest Thing I've Ever Done I decided to set it on fire. Change is the chance to reinvent like Madonna, Prince or Lady Gaga. Blog: www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/2026/06... #TechLead #JavaChampion #CareerGrowth #SoftwareEngineering #LeadershipTips #Java

Design for successful digital software development and engineering architecture

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The daily standup has been running 45 minutes. The delivery manager chairs it. Nobody has shipped anything in two weeks. This is not an agile ceremony. This is a hostage situation. Wednesday I'm teaching what to do about it. Technical Lead: The Unwritten Rules — 10am BST, £79+VAT Link in replies. 🧵

Peter Pilgrim ✅@peterpilgrim.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The arrogance of youth .. grief . You think you know it all. (Probably I was the same) You know what, I should let you crash and burn, however I can’t let this project delivery suffer

Hello there. It is I, Peter Pilgrim. I am AVAILABLE again. I am looking for my next contract work: Outside IR35 Preferred www.linkedin.com/posts/peterp... Remote-First UK #TECHCOACH #JavaChampion #Java #Kotlin #CloudNative #TechLead #PrincipalEngineer *** OUTSIDE IR35 preferred ***

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Peter Pilgrim ✅@peterpilgrim.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It only took nine seconds for an AI coding agent gone rogue to delete PocketOS's entire production database, according to its founder Jeremy Crane... Cautionary news story for early adopters of any technology www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Claude-powered AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

A startup was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business

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Peter Pilgrim ✅@peterpilgrim.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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Terry Neason - Songs & Words Beautiful, Bold 'n a wee bit Bonkers

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Peter Pilgrim ✅@peterpilgrim.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thank you very much @jetbrains.com and @intellijidea.com for my Java Champions subscription. I really appreciate it! 🚀🤘🏾

Human I am Mess I make Blame I take Shame can’t fake Name not Jake Fear I shake Born without emotions probably poem , will I or won’t I

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Current stand - snowboarding in Seefeld, Austria #seefeld #gschwandtkopf