About the Author

Harry Cummings has been working in software development for 8 years, and for the past few years, he has performed the role of technical lead across a variety of projects for varied clients. He has, in the past, also worked as a developer, project manager, and consultant. This gives him an excellent all-round view of the role of a technical lead and its relationship with other roles as well as insight into every stage of project delivery, from initial analysis to long-term maintenance.

Harry has extensive experience in C#/.NET, Java and Scala, and JavaScript/Node.js. He continues to work directly with these technologies on a regular basis in the teams that he leads. His broader interests and expertise lie in sharing and nurturing software development best practices through training and mentoring. He has appeared at conferences such as NDC London and SDD Conf, speaking about diverse topics, ranging from introductory Node.js through to automated test strategies and long-term project maintainability.