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title: "Welcome to The Data Savvy Corner!"
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## Intro

A site to store blogs about programming concepts, software development and
data science. Generally things that future me will be thankful that I've
recorded.

## Site Overview

* [Technical Blogs](blogs/index.qmd) : Technical blogs, Explanations,
tutorials, how-to guides. All articles are categorised according to the
excellent [diataxis framework](https://diataxis.fr/).

* [Music Reviews](music-reviews/index.qmd) : Mostly album reviews. I listen
to instrumental music when programming. This was a habit that I developed
while working within a busy office environment. This has helped me
efficiently establish a state of mental flow required for deep
concentration. I'll include reviews of some of my favourite albums here.

* [Book Reviews](book-reviews/index.qmd) : Much of my casual reading is
non-fiction and tangential to programming. I'll review material here that I
have found to be supportive of my work in various aspects.

## Recent Articles

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## About Me

<img class=center src="https://github.com/r-leyshon/resume/blob/main/www/fin-conf-2020-bw.jpg?raw=true" alt="@r-leyshon">



I am a Senior Developer at the the Ministry of Justice, UK. I enjoy
programming &
[automation](https://dataingovernment.blog.gov.uk/category/reproducible-analytical-pipelines/)
and an advocate for the standards outlined in
[Quality Assurance of Code for Analysis & Research](https://best-practice-and-impact.github.io/qa-of-code-guidance/intro.html).
For more detail regarding my professional experience, please follow this
[link to my resumé](https://r-leyshon.github.io/resume/). To collaborate,
reach out at [my GitHub profile](https://github.com/r-leyshon).