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dev What is Clean Code?

The term "Clean Code" could be confusing for beginners. What does it mean? You clean the car, you clean your bedroom, how do you clean your code?

umbraco How to use an Umbraco data type to populate an MVC Drop Down List

If you use Umbraco and you create forms using MVC and razor, perhaps a contact form, you might want to populate a dropdownlist with data controlled by the Umbraco backoffice. This post shows you how to do that.

umbraco How to deploy an ASP.NET website using Umbraco as an example

This post gives you step by step instructions for how to deploy an ASP.NET website. In the video I'm using an Umbraco site as an example, but it applies to any ASP.NET website. If you are unsure of any of the steps then watch the video.

dev How to make money from your blog

In this post I share 6 ways which you can make money from your blog.

dev How to optimise your website for search engines. SEO in Umbraco

This post shows you how you can add the meta tags which are required for search engines and sharing on facebook and twitter.

dev How to get a free HTTPS Certificate (SSL)

This post shows you how you can get a free HTTPS (SSL) certificate for your website

dev The four stages of Code Review Feedback - DAWA

This post teaches you about the 4 stages of feedback, and uses an example of a code review. Once you have read this you will be able to identify these stages in your working life, and sometimes in your home life too.

umbraco How to search by document type and property in Umbraco

This 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 Umbraco

This 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 Developer

Listen to my podcast interview about Umbraco talking with James Suddart from The Cynical Developer

dev 5 Common Developer problems and how to overcome them

This 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 Umbraco

This 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.