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Why you should not write comments in your code.
Over the years, I have heard both sides of the argument about whether you should or shouldn't write comments in your code. In this post, I make my argument as to why I think you should avoid writing comments in your code. Read More
How to find the hidden dinosaur game in Google Chrome
This post shows you how to find the hidden dinosaur game in Google Chrome, without having to turn off or disconnect your internet. Read More
umbracoUrlAlias - Create an alternative URL for a page in Umbraco
Using the umbracoUrlAlias property on a page in Umbraco gives you the ability to set up one or more different URLs for a single page. The page structure of your site might create long URLs, and you may want to a shorter one, the umbracoUrlAlias will do that for you. Or a page may have previously existed with a different URL, and you want to catch the traffic going to that URL and get them to look at this page, the umbracoUrlAlias will do that for you as well. Read More
10 tips for being outstanding in an interview
Here are my 10 tips for being outstanding in an interview. Read More
How to add any search engine or site search to google Chrome
If you have a favourite site that you like to search on, or want to use a different search engine this tool will help you set up quick searching on them using Google Chrome. Read More
How to install Umbraco using Visual Studio NuGet IIS and SQL Server
This post gives you a step by step guide on how to install Umbraco on your local machine using Visual Studio, NuGet, IIS and SQL Server. Read More
Intercepting content and member save events in Umbraco
In Umbraco, you may want to perform certain actions when a content item or member is being saved or created. This post shows you how to do that. This is relevant for Umbraco projects that use MVC. Read More
What makes a good recruitment agent?
Over the years, I have had many interactions with recruitment agents. In fact, I got my last 2 programming jobs thanks to the help of recruitment agents. This post shares with you what I have learned about recruiters, what to look out for and how you can get the best from them. Read More
10 FREE, highly useful, tools for web developers
Over the years I have found many useful free tools to help me in my job as a Web Developer. In this post, I share 10 of my favourite free tools with you so you can get the benefit of them too. Read More
Valuable lessons learned about delivering software
When you look back at a project and you think about what you could have done differently, you should write these down and look at them before you start the next project so you don't do the same again. In this post I share some of the lessons I've learned in my career when delivering software. Read More