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This video expands on what I said in my tutorial and actually shows you how to move your code out of the controller and into a helper class.
dotnet How to inline CSS and JavaScript bundles in MVCThis post shows you how you can combine bundling and minification with inline styles and scripts in MVC.
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
dev The four stages of Code Review Feedback - DAWAThis 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.
dotnet How to fix the error 'The name 'Scripts' does not exist in the current context'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 "~/Views/Master.cshtml": "Head; ScriptsBottom; etc; etc".'
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.