Coder to Corner Office

Welcome to the Coder to Corner Office (CTCO) blog. This blog is a collection of my thoughts, ideas, and experiences on software development, leadership, and career growth.

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• From Coder to Leader: Reflections and a Look Ahead

  Published:Apr 9, 2025 |  at 07:30 AM (13 min read)

  Reflecting on the experience of earning the Level 5 Diploma in Operations/Departmental Management (ODMA) with distinction and completing the ILM End-Point Assessment also with distinction. Discussing how modern leadership approaches — from adaptive and systems thinking to servant leadership — shaped personal growth, the relevance of these lessons in 2025's tech industry, and what the future holds for leadership in AI-augmented, distributed work environments.

• Learning to Run (and Crawl): Inside Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Reinforcement Learning Demo

  Published:Mar 21, 2025 |  at 11:21 AM (7 min read)

  A deep dive into the latest Boston Dynamics Atlas demo powered by reinforcement learning – covering its RL architecture, physics simulation, zero-shot sim-to-real transfer, human motion retargeting, and the massive scale (150M+ simulations) behind it. Includes parallels to generative AI and leadership takeaways on fostering innovation, simulation investment, AI-based control, and the future of work with robotics.

• Effective Prompt Engineering

  Published:Sep 18, 2024 |  at 08:00 AM (23 min read)

  Effective Prompt Engineering - A closer look at AI services, Data security and Effective Prompt Engineering.

• Developing and Integrating AI in C# .NET solutions

  Published:Jun 3, 2024 |  at 08:00 AM (13 min read)

  A more detailed look at integrating AI and ML capabilities within dotnet c-sharp applications and solutions, exploring libraries, frameworks, and practical applications.

• Routes into Software Development

  Published:May 21, 2024 |  at 08:00 AM (23 min read)

  Lets take a look at the various routes into Software Development that are available to those wanting to make this their career of choice.

• How I Got Into Software Development

  Published:May 9, 2024 |  at 08:15 AM (16 min read)

  Let's begin with how I got into software development way back when.

• Welcome to CTCO

  Published:May 6, 2024 |  at 09:00 AM (3 min read)

  Embark on a reflective process with Coder to Corner Office (CTCO), a blog that chronicles a personal journey from software development to technology leadership.