Unlocking Your Potential: My Tips on How Developers Can Become the Best They Can Be

Unlocking Your Potential: My Tips on How Developers Can Become the Best They Can Be

Blog Post - 4 minute Read

As the head of development at DEPT®, I've seen firsthand that being a great developer means more than just writing clean and efficient code. To truly excel in this field, you must adopt a mindset of continuous improvement, be open to learning new skills and technologies, and develop a deep understanding of the underlying infrastructure and engineering aspects. In this blog post, I will share some key strategies that have helped my team and me unlock our full potential and become the best developers we can be.

My Journey to Sandan: Reflections on Passing my 3rd Dan Grading in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu

My Journey to Sandan: Reflections on Passing my 3rd Dan Grading in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

I recently passed my Sandan (3rd Dan) grading in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, and it was an experience I will never forget. The journey to this point has been a long and challenging one, filled with ups and downs, but ultimately, it was a moment of triumph that made all the hard work and dedication worthwhile. In this blog post, I want to share my reflections on the journey to Sandan, and what it took to achieve this significant milestone in my martial arts journey.

Why Martial Arts Can Make You a Better Software Developer

Why Martial Arts Can Make You a Better Software Developer

Blog Post - 2 minute Read

As a software developer, you're always looking for ways to improve your skills, stay focused, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. But have you ever considered the benefits of practicing martial arts? From physical fitness and mental toughness to stress relief and self-defense, martial arts training can provide numerous benefits that can help you become a better software developer. In this post, we'll explore some of the top reasons why martial arts can benefit software developers, and how you can get started with your own martial arts training journey.

Why every web developer should have k6 installed

Why every web developer should have k6 installed

Blog Post - 3 minute Read

Discussing the benefits of local load testing, and how k6 can also be used for regression/integration testing

Running Optimizely 12 on a Mac

Running Optimizely 12 on a Mac

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

Now that Optimizely 12 runs on .NET 5 it can be run on a Mac, and with most front enders using Macs, I thought it might be useful to demonstrate the steps on how to get it up and running on a Mac.

So what does a Technical Architect do?

So what does a Technical Architect do?

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

The role of a Technical Architect seems to be on of the more fluid roles in a Digital Agency, each Technical Architect has different skills, and each project has different requirements.

Default Values in Contentful

Default Values in Contentful

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

Finally default values have been added as an option in Content Models in the Contentful CMS

New site for Wife of a Geek

New site for Wife of a Geek

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

Also built on Contentful and Azure Cognitive Search

How to open rich text links in a new tab in Contentful.net

How to open rich text links in a new tab in Contentful.net

Blog Post - 4 minute Read

Contentful doesn't have an option to choose a target for links in a rich text field (yet), so for now I assume that external links should be opened in a new tab. This is achieved with an IContentRenderer.

Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Exam - My Tips

Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Exam - My Tips

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

After sitting the exam, I thought I would document some of the ways I prepared for the exam, and what I found most useful out of the material.

Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Certification

Optimizely (Episerver) Content Cloud Certification

Blog Post - 1 minute Read

This week I successfully passed my Optimizely (formerly Episerver) Content Cloud certifcation.

Improving Contentful Search with Azure Cognitive Search

Improving Contentful Search with Azure Cognitive Search

Blog Post - 3 minute Read

Contentful does have some basic search functionality, but it is quite limited and quite difficult to implement (at least in .net). So leveraging Contentful webhooks I decided to index the data into Azure Cognitive Search service.