15/06/2026
It’s hard to believe it’s been nine years since Wayne, our Senior Front-end Developer, joined the Fuel team.
The web looked pretty different back then — and so did we! But Wayne has taken every change in his stride, learning, growing, and re-fuelling from coffee in his beloved Spurs mug (but don’t hold that against him).
To mark this milestone, we asked him three questions to look back on his time with us 👇
Q. What’s something non-dev-related that actually makes you a better developer?
A. Persistence—and lots of it! Not all problems immediately make sense. As a developer, you often hit bugs or scenarios where nothing works on the first, second, or even tenth try. It’s about staying with the problem, even when it’s frustrating or unclear. Every problem solved is a small win.
Q. Nine years in, what would you tell your day-one self?
A. I’d tell my day-one self that learning never really stops. In web development, you don’t learn something once and you’re done with it. The tools, frameworks, and best practices you’re using today will evolve, or be replaced, over the next few years. Keep learning, stay curious, and enjoy the ride.
Q. What’s one thing that AI will never understand about your job?
A. AI can’t understand the human side of development. Like building something exactly to a brief, only for the design or scope to change at the last minute. It can be frustrating, sometimes even disheartening, to see hours of work you’re proud of get thrown away or reworked. But it’s part of the job, adapting to humans, not just code, and the reality that requirements change.
There you have it, from the man himself. Congratulations, Wayne! 🎉
