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Today I learned a valuable lesson about how you should never judge a book by its cover.

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.

This post gives you an introduction into Test Driven Development. It uses a simple, real world example to show you how to get started.

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

This post gives you a list of 5 common problems you might face as a developer and how you can overcome them.