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sql The day I hacked Troy Hunt's website to delete my data

I needed to remove my personal details from Troy Hunt's website. This post shows you why and how I did it.

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.

sql How to migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower version

This post shows you how you can migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database from one version to a lower or earlier one. E.g. 2016 to 2014, 2014 to 2012, 2012 to 2008 etc

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?

dotnet How to move your code out of the controller and into a helper class

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.

tools TaoTronics Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones TT-BH07 - Review and Unboxing

These are literally the best headphones I've ever owned. I bought them last year and they were fantastic for noise cancellation, volume, sound quality and convenience.

tools How to create a responsive website without knowing how to write code - Bootstrap Studio

Bootstrap studio lets you build fully responsive websites without having to know how to write CSS, HTML or JavaScript.

dotnet How to inline CSS and JavaScript bundles in MVC

This post shows you how you can combine bundling and minification with inline styles and scripts in MVC.

dev How to make money from your blog

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