Developing Through the Ages with Factory 73’s Technical Director, Colin McMillan #2

Great Software People

Nov 15 2023 • 43 mins

Colin McMillan’s career has seen him at the precipice since the web’s early years, placing him perfectly to observe the evolution of development through the ages.

Progressing along his journey to become Technical Director for Glasgow-based Factory 73, Colin joins us on Great Software People as we delve into embedding culture, the irreplaceable value of job satisfaction, and one project that changed his approach forever.

This episode covers:

  • Entering work in the early days of web development in Glasgow
  • Job satisfaction’s essential role in creating great teams
  • Staying in touch with ‘frontline’ coding
  • The cultural benefit of making a fresh start in a new company
  • What Colin learned from the most challenging project of his career