About the Author

Pete Griffiths — I've been writing and designing software for around 25 years at this point.

I worked at bet365 for 19 years, where I built multiple iterations of the website, In-Play software, and custom frameworks. I was responsible for the renowned performance of the site. I also worked on the mobile apps and the API platform. I'm currently at Superbet.

Why Unpopular Opinions?

This is not merely an attempt to be contrarian for clicks. Unpopular opinions is more of a nod to the fact that as you accrue experience, you start to see things differently, and those things can sometimes be at odds with the current zeitgeist of the industry.

Often this might be because of a hyper-normalisation of a particular mindset, or a lack of historical context.

I'm not saying that I'm right, but I am saying that my own engineering agenda, mainly around performance and simplicity, differs from popular opinion and I think that's worth sharing.