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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.
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.
tools Basic HTML5 Template Layout ExampleThis is just a quick post to give you some sample HTML5 basic markup. You can just copy the markup, paste it into your file and start writing the HTML.
dev Developer Question - Passion or Profession?I want to hear from other developers to find out if they see their job as a developer/programmer as just their job which they turn up for and go home, or whether they are extremely passionate about it, and it is part of who they are.
dev Retrieving your audience from the grips of RebloggersMy struggle with rebloggers and my simple solution for the problem.
tools Affinity Photo Free Windows Beta is OUT NOWOn Mac, Affinity Photo was chosen as Apple’s App of the Year 2015. You can now get the Windows Beta for free.
dev How to get a job as a Professional DeveloperIn this post I will aim to give you the best advice I can, in order to help you achieve your goal of becoming a professional developer.
tools What is the Microsoft Botframework and, more importantly, what is LUIS?This posts tells you about the Microsoft Botframework, and focuses mainly on the star of the show LUIS.
dev How to set up GA Event Tracking in 3 easy stepsThis post makes setting up Event Tracking with GA really easy. It's definitely worth doing on your site.
dev What does the term dogfooding mean?There are certain terms in the software industry which you may hear for the first time and immediately understand their meaning. For instance, backdoor; a hidden method of gaining access to a computer system. The term dogfooding is not an obvious one. This post explains what dogfooding is and gives you examples of which companies are doing it.