Silence is broken

It’s been over a year since my last blog. I’d like to say that this is down to something interesting. Perhaps due to a period of deep meditation. Or maybe having to be ‘off the grid’ due to government agencies being after me. Sadly it’s none of these things. I’ve been working on the new site you see before you, so Ta-Da! Welcome to the new Nickbennett.co.uk!

I made some pretty big decisions last year…

1. No more My full English
Having given up the fried delicacy due to the extreme Dad bod I’m already rocking. It seemed to me the idea had run its course. Google already do a great job with the map and review service. Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that if I want to learn something new I should push for it in the 8 hours at work, and not in the exhausting hour after work. Starting another green field project is just too much commitment.

2. Migrate nickbennett.co.UK away from WordPress
Decision one means that I need a better platform to demonstrate my skills as a developer. I needed a more flexible framework that allows me complete control of the site. The new site is a Symfony project that uses WordPress as a service.

The new site is up and includes everything I wanted. I have ported everything from the old site over with some extra additions.

The past year had some interesting life events. I got married, I became a front-end developer and my boy started school. Now the silence is over I’ll tell you more about it in the up and coming months.