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Today I learned a valuable lesson about how you should never judge a book by its cover.
dev How to use a custom local dev url without having to edit the hosts fileHere is a really useful tip for all web developers. It shows you how you use custom urls for your local dev machine websites without having to edit the hosts file.
sql The day I hacked Troy Hunt's website to delete my dataI needed to remove my personal details from Troy Hunt's website. This post shows you why and how I did it.
dev What is TDD? How to get started with Test Driven DevelopmentThis post gives you an introduction into Test Driven Development. It uses a simple, real world example to show you how to get started.
dev 3 Features of ES7 (and Beyond) That You Should Be Using, NowThere are a few key features of the latest and upcoming JavaScript features to which you should be paying attention.
dev How to create a Hangman Chat Bot game in Node.js using Microsoft Bot FrameworkThis post will show you step by step how to create a Chat Bot using Node.js and the Microsoft Bot Framework. Don't be put off if you've never used node.js before. It's really easy to use. You don't need to be an expert to write node.js programs. Anyone can follow along with this tutorial.
sql How to migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower versionThis post shows you how you can migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database from one version to a lower or earlier one. E.g. 2016 to 2014, 2014 to 2012, 2012 to 2008 etc
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?
videos Outtakes March 2017This is a collection of outtakes from when I'm trying to record videos for my YouTube channel.
dev How to make money from your blogIn 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 UmbracoThis 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