November 2021

November 24, 2021

Aquarium wins Best Cloud Automation Solution Award

Aquarium has won the Best Cloud Automation Solution Award at the Computing Cloud Excellence Awards 2021.  The Computing Cloud Excellence Awards acknowledge the best of the UK’s cloud industry, from the most innovative and compelling products and vendors to the […]
November 23, 2021

Ambivert vs. Omnivert: what is the difference and who is the better hire?

Some individuals sit somewhere in the middle between introverts and extroverts or can even switch between the two.   Introversion and extroversion Initially coined by Carl Jung, introversion and extroversion sit at opposite ends of most personality theories. Someone who […]
November 23, 2021

Six books that every software developer should read

Here is a list of some of the most popular software development books that aim to inform and inspire:   Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftmanship Published more than a decade ago, Robert C. Martin’s guide to writing […]
November 17, 2021

Five tips for new software developers

As more professionals join the 600,000 computer programmers currently working in the UK, software development is one of the fastest-growing fields around the world.  Here are our tips for starting a career in this industry:   Find an online community […]
November 17, 2021

Why do introverts make good software developers?

At Aquarium, we have hired many software developers and have experienced how differing personality types perform in the role, including a good number of introverts.   What is an introvert? An introvert is a personality type that gets energy from […]
November 1, 2021

Will all pet insurance policies cover pet anxiety treatment in future?

In the UK 3.2 million households acquired a new pet from the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association.  It is not surprising that one of the main beneficiaries of lockdown were pets, particularly dogs, […]