Ris Adams

They told me that my son was a gift to science. They told me I should abort. They told me to donate his remains to the hospital for research so that some good could come from his condition.

Find your routine​

In a typical office, you are naturally forced into a routine. I need to wake up early, shower, and drive to the office in order to ensure that I am at my desk from "9-5".

Without a forced schedule a typical day can become much less regimented, and you can find yourself working odd--longer hours to overcompensate.

Surviving Remote Work​

I have been a developer for almost 20 years. During that time I have worked in many types of industries and offices. I have navigated cubical labyrinths and fought for "hot-desks". But starting in January I began a new chapter -- 100% remote work.

An abridged guide to life, the universe, and everything​

The 5 unalienable tenets of a free-thinker. These are the rules that I choose to follow with the belief that they will make me a better person.

Where have I been lately​

it's been quite a while since my last update. I haven't stopped writing and I haven't given up on the site (again). Life is an interesting bitch. I've had quite a few things going on too personal to share, but I do plan on being more present.

Am I Sorry​

Not Really. Never be sorry. Own your emotions; you've earned them

How to clear your NuGet caches​

NuGet caches downloaded packages to avoid lengthy update times. Sometimes, however, restoring packages (such as a CI server) can become problematic. Below is an easy method of clearing your cache to help debug restore issues.

Publishing a page is easy, but ensuring that you have quality content is not. How do you make sure that you balance your content so that it is easily consumable by your readers, as well as making your content easy to find by search engines? This guide will provide a few basic elements that you can review to make sure your articles have the highest possible impact and reach.

SEO is a common term for website administration and Digital Marketing which stands for Search Engine Optimization. It is the practice of organizing your site content, meta-data, and link relationships in order to reach higher ranked positions in a search result list. SEO is a basic strategy in any marketing plan and should be part of your standard practices.

So you've just come back from vacation and what to see what your co-workers have been up to? Coming back to a project after a long break? There is a little-known command in git that will show you all the commits that have happened since you left off.

You don't have to be a superhero​

Do you have what it takes to fight a dragon? Probably not, but that's okay. Most princesses these days are in very little need of rescue. Courage isn't something that you have. It is the choice to stand up and act on your beliefs.

Sometimes one needs to grab a copy of your source repo at a specific point in time. This is the command to do so. Update the date and branch (e.g dev) according to your needs.

How to clear your ASP cache​

By default, when you compile a Web application the compiled code is placed in the Temporary ASP.NET Files folder. This folder is a subdirectory of the location where you installed the .NET framework.

If you're seeing strange caching behavior either in the Console or in WebAccess and an IISreset is not correcting your problem you can try to clear the Temporary ASP.NET Files.

A simple guide to modern Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Why do you need to optimize?​

So. you've decided to write an article. Great. Now what? Whether you are selling a product, leaving a review, passing your knowledge, experiences, or skills to others, or promoting your brand -- you need an audience.

This series will focus on answering direct questions. I do not promise to answer every question received, but I do promise that every answer will be honest, sometimes brutally so. When applicable, I will provide links to resources, but most of the responses will be derived directly from past experiences, and stories.

If you wish to ask a question, feel free to reach out via e-mail.

This isn't for you​

I have taken a hiatus and haven't written--well, anything really--in the past few years. This site will have typos. I don't care. This site will have grammatical issues and probably tense fluctuation. again. I don't care. Sometimes I will give you something meaningful, other times I might just share something that I find interesting. If you can find any use from these ramblings of my broken, twisted, mind. great. Otherwise please remember. I am not doing this for you.