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dev How to copy SQL Server data to Elasticsearch using LogStash

How to copy SQL Server data to Elasticsearch using LogStash

community Hack24 2018 Live Blog

This is a live blog post, documenting my experience of Hack24 2018 in Nottingham.

dev How to fix the error ERR_SPDY_PROTOCOL_ERROR

This post shows you how to solve the error ERR_SPDY_PROTOCOL_ERROR for your website, which shows up in Google Chrome, Opera, Edge and Internet Explorer

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.

tools Free HTML5 and Bootstrap Template Websites

This post gives you a list of good websites to get your Free HTML5 and Bootstrap templates from.

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?