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From Agentic Theory to Practicality: Using Optimizely Opal’s Instructions Feature
A practical look at Optimizely Opal’s Instructions feature — from built-in agents to creating and managing custom instruction workflows. Ideal for teams scaling AI-powered content with structure and intent.
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Episerver - Initial thoughts
After primarily working with SDL Tridion for the past 5 years (along with Contentful) and prior to that Umbraco. I have recently started working with Episerver, and I wanted to give my initial thoughts on it.
After starting the training/certification I noticed some really nice features such as the code first approach and InitializableModule.
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Looking back at Optimizely in 2025
Explore Optimizely's architectural shift in 2025, which removed coordination cost through a unified execution loop. Learn how agentic Opal AI and integrated data systems drive learning velocity for developers and marketing teams.
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Adding Geolocation Personalisation to Optimizely CMS with Cloudflare
Enhance your Optimizely CMS personalisation by integrating Cloudflare's geolocation headers. Learn how my Cloudflare Geo-location Criteria package simplifies visitor group targeting.
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Why C# Developers Should Embrace Node.js
Explore why C# developers should embrace Node.js especially with Optimizely's SaaS CMS on the horizon. Understand the shift towards agile web development and how mastering Node.js can open up new opportunities in the evolving digital landscape.
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C# 9.0 - Blurring the lines between object oriented programming and functional programming
There are two basic types of programming languages, object-oriented and functional, what happens with these worlds collide?
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Mediator Design Pattern for CMS builds
My approach to dynamic CMS content using Mediatr (and Automapper)
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Building Faster Feedback Loops with Opal: Two Hackathon Projects
Two Opal Hackathon projects explored how to bridge data and action. Using the Optimizely.Opal.Tools SDK, we extended Opal with new tools, showing how it acts as an enablement layer for developers and marketers.
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Improving Contentful Search with Azure Cognitive Search
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.
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My Journey to Sandan: Reflections on Passing my 3rd Dan Grading in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu
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.
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Optimizely SaaS CMS DAM Picker (Interim)
Simplify your Optimizely SaaS CMS workflow with the Interim DAM Picker Chrome extension. Seamlessly integrate your DAM system, streamlining asset selection and insertion. Enhance content creation efficiency and ensure brand consistency. Try it today!
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