Aidan Reid
The Renaissance Man

The Renaissance Man

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.

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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 self-imposed. I enlisted in college again to gain the necessary skills that could open doors in the corporate ...

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 previously, I had zero interest in pursuing a sales career. In fact, I only took the job because I was ...

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 seeking out jobs in this space, I figure I might as well apply what I know to an area that I have an int...

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 that threatens to consume you You would like to learn a new skill | Sink or swim Having freedom to expl...

Inspiration vs Desperation

Choose Your Own...Language?

May 23, 20214 min read

As a teenager, I loved immersing myself in Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) stories. To the uninitiated, these are stories where you - the reader - can choose the destiny of the protagonist. Each choice made takes the story in a different direction. ...

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 the upcoming Baldur's Gate 3 game (no spoilers here!). Although I have priors in writing, having pub...

Games Writing (Channelling My Inner Ogre)