The Renaissance Man

Aidan Reid

Aidan Reid

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Combining my twin passions of coding and writing to create...well, who knows - but going to enjoy finding out.

Progress, Not Perfection

Dec 22, 20212 min read

Changing career in my late thirties presented a number of speed bumps on my journey to become a software developer. Many of these have been...

Progress, Not Perfection

Knocks

Jul 5, 20213 min read

The first job I ever had lasted three months. I was 21 and management let me go, citing 'poor performance'. It was my first sales job. Four months...

Knocks

Writer Wars

Jun 22, 20215 min read

I’m considering building a website. For the past two years I’ve been transitioning into a new career as a software developer. While I’m currently...

Writer Wars

Inspiration vs Desperation

Jun 9, 20213 min read

You have a cool idea for a new app or website | You need to fix something There is an itch that you can't stop scratching | There is a hole inside...

Inspiration vs Desperation

Choose Your Own...Language?

May 23, 20214 min read

Learning Languages Through Interactive Stories · As a teenager, I loved immersing myself in Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) stories. To the uninitiated,...

Choose Your Own...Language?

Games Writing (Channelling My Inner Ogre)

Feb 20, 20215 min read

I had the recent good fortune to land a writing gig at Larian Studios. Myself and a few other writers were enlisted to create scenes and dialogue for...

Games Writing (Channelling My Inner Ogre)