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conferences·dev 10 practical tips for improving your public speaking

In this post Marcin Zajkowski shares some of his pro tips for improving your public speaking, based on his experiences.

dev An open letter to people who write open letters

I've seen lots of open letters on the internet lately, so this letter is addressed to all of those people who write open letters.

dev This is why you should never judge a book by its cover

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 file

Here 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.

dev What is TDD? How to get started with Test Driven Development

This 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, Now

JavaScript is anything but a "static" language (pun intended). It seems everything is changing - even the naming of releases has changed, with years marking the language version. But which features you can use now? Or Soon? It isn't always obvious, but there 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 Framework

This 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.

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?

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.