Nick Hayden

A hands-on review of TypeSafe AI’s Jev using fraud detection, sales qualification and patent screening prototypes built in one weekend.

About Nick Hayden, an Australian software engineer and technology leader writing about software, AI, leadership, business, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The companies that refused to adopt SPAs a decade ago are banning AI today.

Ignoring AI tools today risks the same career stagnation that hit engineers who skipped React.

Thoughts around writing tickets, what makes a good ticket and, expectations on the team.

How I finally migrated my personal site from WordPress to Hugo in three days after putting it off for five years, with help from Claude

Why founders need to understand the K-shaped economy where wealth concentrates at the top and how to position their product accordingly

Companies blocking AI tools like Claude Code and Codex risk losing top developers, just like those that resisted React lost talent a decade ago

Reviving my blog after a year of silence, setting a goal of 52 posts and committing to trying hard in 2026

Most developers work in traditional IT departments, not tech companies.

Express v5 finally ships after ten years with security improvements, better promise support and a growing backlog for contributors

Breaking down Anthropic's updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Haiku improvements and the new Computer Use feature that lets AI control your desktop

Chapter-by-chapter notes from Domain-Driven Design Distilled covering bounded contexts, aggregates, event sourcing and event storming

Lessons from one year running Juiced BJJ, an ecommerce jiu jitsu apparel brand, covering marketing, products and growth

Reflecting on Vercel's pricing debate, the value of self-hosting and what the rise of serverless means for developers

Why senior leaders should focus on strategy and direction rather than doing IC work, in response to Brex co-CEO Pedro Franceschi

Exploring Deno 1.36's new deny permissions API that lets you block specific resources instead of allow-listing every permission

A practical guide to working with recruiters as a software engineer covering day rates, contracts, relationships and timesheets

Why I am done with the endless scroll of social media feeds and the low-quality content designed for engagement

Why economic uncertainty and recession fears will push more professionals into content creation as a side hustle for stability

How streaming platforms like FloGrappling, UFC FightPass and YouTube are creating better experts in jiu jitsu, tech and beyond

Lessons from jiu jitsu metagames applied to the workplace -- understanding win conditions, setting rules, and picking battles wisely

Why hiring junior developers strengthens your team, frees up mid-level engineers and where to find motivated early-career talent

Why WordPress, Shopify and the JAMstack each have their place and how combining the right tools leads to better outcomes

How specialists like Louis Nyffenegger and Lachlan Giles turned their expertise into profitable online courses in a booming e-learning market

A beginner-friendly explanation of JavaScript closures, how they provide data privacy, scope access and partial application

Highlights from BSides Canberra 2019 including talks on JavaScript malware deobfuscation, Linux toolkits and ransomware on a coffee machine

A first-timer's recap of BSides Canberra 2018 covering favourite talks, lock picking, hardware hacking and the infosec community

An award-winning essay exploring how war, poverty and global conflict create human-driven cybersecurity threats for nations like Australia

A practical guide to native CSS custom properties covering syntax, scoping, nesting and how they compare to SASS variables

A beginner-friendly tutorial on CSS Grid covering rows, columns, named lines and how it works alongside Flexbox

A guide to JavaScript strict mode covering what it does, how to use it, the security benefits and why it makes you a better developer

Learn the difference between loose equality and strict equality in JavaScript and why triple equals prevents type coercion bugs

How to style and customize Google Custom Search Engine to match your site design using CSS overrides and JavaScript workarounds

Full transcript of a speech to ASMS high school students about pursuing your passions, building networks and doing your own thing

A reading list of recommended books on business, technology, fiction, and personal development curated by Nick Hayden

How we built The Coworking Sociatea at the Unleashed open data competition and won three awards including a pre-accelerator spot

My experience at Startup Weekend Adelaide building Lend A Skilled Hand, a platform matching skilled volunteers with organisations

A curated collection of personal reminders, quotes, and principles on leadership, technology, and living well

Nick Hayden's impossible list of life goals spanning fitness, travel, career, and personal challenges with progress updates

Oz Teacher Magazine featured the ASMS website after spotting it online, leading to an interview with the team behind it