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dev·dotnet 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.

tools 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.

dev 10 tips for being outstanding in an interview

Here are my 10 tips for being outstanding in an interview.

dev 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.

dev 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.

tools 10 FREE, highly useful, tools for web developers

In this post, I share 10 of my favourite free tools with you so you can get the benefit of them too.

dev Valuable lessons learned about delivering software

In this post I share some of the lessons I've learned in my career when delivering software.

dev I don't have bad days... I choose not to.

This is one of the most important things I've learned in my whole career. It really does have the power to change your life.

dev The sound of people typing drives me crazy.

The sound of people typing drives me crazy.

dotnet How to use bundling to minify css and JavaScript in MVC and Umbraco

This post shows you how to set up and use bundling and minification in your MVC website. There are specific instructions on how set it up for Umbraco websites too.

dev How to get the YouTube thumbnail preview image from a video

This post will help you if you want to get the preview image for a YouTube video. You may want to you this if you want to trigger the video to launch in a pop up window, or you want to link to the video.

dotnet How do you use the try catch finally blocks?

I must admit, in the past when I just want some code to run, but it's not critical if it fails, I have written a try catch block which looks like this.