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This post shows you how to fix the error 'The name 'Scripts' does not exist in the current context'
dotnet What is .NET Core? 7 Things you should know.This post explains to you what .NET Core is, what it is used for and tells you whether you need to use it or not.
dotnet How to fix the error 'The following sections have been defined but have not been rendered for the layout page...'This post shows you how to solve the error 'The following sections have been defined but have not been rendered for the layout page'
umbraco How to search by document type and property in UmbracoThis post shows you how to search by specific document types and fields in umbraco, using Examine.
sql How to convert SQL Server Compact Edition .sdf to Full SQL and speed up UmbracoThis post shows you how to convert a SQL Compact Edition database to full SQL and speed up Umbraco
dev Podcast Interview about Umbraco. Paul Seal on The Cynical DeveloperListen to my podcast interview about Umbraco talking with James Suddart from The Cynical Developer
dev 5 Common Developer problems and how to overcome themThis post gives you a list of 5 common problems you might face as a developer and how you can overcome them.
umbraco How to find the Home page in UmbracoThis post shows you how to find the home page (root node) in Umbraco. It shows you how to do it in a View, and in a Controller.
umbraco Umbraco Related Links into C# Class ObjectsThis post gives you a handy little helper method to turn your related links property into a C# class object to make it easier to work with.
umbraco How to get the current logged in Umbraco user and restrict front end contentThis post shows you how to get the current logged in Umbraco user and restrict content on the front end of the site.
dev Developer Question - Passion or Profession?I want to hear from other developers to find out if they see their job as a developer/programmer as just their job which they turn up for and go home, or whether they are extremely passionate about it, and it is part of who they are.
dev Retrieving your audience from the grips of RebloggersMy struggle with rebloggers and my simple solution for the problem.