Blogs

With GenAI tools like Copilot changing how we code, the line between intuition and engineering is blurring. This post dives into the impact of AI on coding standards, file structure, naming conventions, and the future of real-time code analysis. Are we evolving—or just prompting?

Middleware is vital in managing requests and responses in web applications. For Umbraco developers, understanding the IMiddleware interface is key to customizing application behaviour. This article covers the essentials of middleware, how to configure the IMiddleware interface, and best practices to optimize performance.

How can you diagnose why an Azure Web App shows "503: Service unavailable" after an Azure DevOps Deployment without error logs?

Explore the configuration options available in Umbraco Forms for GDPR.

Umbraco Forms is a form creator for Umbraco, which builds responsive forms. In this blog, we explore why we should upgrade Umbraco Forms and how to configure Umbraco Forms to maximise your implementation for accessibility. 

A quick blog exploring  .NET 6 End Of Life and what version of Umbraco to be working with next.

Attending and speaking at DDDNorth 2024.

How to configure your Windows laptop for technical talks, to allow you to see speakers notes and do a technical demo at the same time.

How schema builder can support building and testing schema.org structured data.

Explore the Microsoft "Test and Feedback" extension for Chrome, Edge, or Firefox that can be used to quickly and easily add explorative testing work items to your Azure DevOps Boards, with all the information developers want.

Explore the Microsoft Extension for Chrome and Edge that can be used to quickly and easily add accessibility-related work items to your Azure DevOps Boards.

In the last 2 weeks of September 2023, I have spent time with the Umbraco Community Teams and at DUUGFest. 

CodeCabin 2023 was an Umbraco Unconference like no other, an application-only conference where 20 newbies and experienced developers spend a weekend together in the UK Peak District.

Attending meetups is a great way to grow, collaborate and learn.

Attending and speaking at Global Azure Days in London.

Building a green blog with Umbraco, XStatic and Azure Web Apps