Articles tagged with development
Here's something most organizations get wrong: they blast their message across social media but forget to create space for others to respond. The loudest voice in the room isn't always the most valuable one.
Even small contributions make a difference.
Let's talk about something most tech teams pretend doesn't exist: the fact that nearly half of us are struggling with mental health issues. Not "feeling a bit stressed" or "having a rough week" – I'm talking about real anxiety, depression, and burnout that affects how we code, how we collaborate, and how we show up for our teams.
We've built an industry that celebrates grinding until 3 AM, shipping features at breakneck speed, and treating work-life balance like it's a nice-to-have rather than essential infrastructure. Then we act surprised when developers burn out.
Keeping your development environment current shouldn't require daily manual intervention. If you're running WSL for your development work, you want those packages fresh without the cognitive overhead of remembering to update them.
Let's automate WSL package updates so your Ubuntu (or other distro) stays current while you focus on actual work. This approach works whether you want updates at startup, on a schedule, or both.
When I transitioned to full-time remote work ten months ago, I thought I'd simply swap my office chair for a home desk. What I discovered instead was a complete reimagining of how productivity actually works.
First came the necessity - helping my medically fragile son required flexibility that traditional office life couldn't provide. Then Covid-19 hit, and suddenly everyone was navigating this new landscape. Through trial, error, and plenty of late-night reflection, I've distilled eight core strategies that transformed not just my output, but my entire relationship with work.
Three months into my first senior developer role, I found myself staring at my screen at 2 AM, debugging the same function for the fourth consecutive hour. The code wasn't particularly complex, but my brain felt like it was running through molasses. When my alarm went off six hours later, the thought of opening my laptop made my stomach clench.
That's when I realized I wasn't just tired - I was burning out.
Developer burnout isn't just about working too many hours or dealing with difficult stakeholders. It's a systematic erosion of the passion, creativity, and problem-solving joy that drew us to coding in the first place. If you're reading this at 1 AM wondering if your love for development is permanently broken, you're not alone - and more importantly, it's fixable.
You've just finished that React tutorial you've been putting off for weeks. The instructor's voice still echoes in your head as you stare at the completed todo app on your screen. You feel accomplished, maybe even a little proud. But then reality hits: without the step-by-step guidance, you're not entirely sure you could build this again from scratch.
Sound familiar?
Here's the uncomfortable truth about tutorials - they're fantastic for introducing concepts, but terrible for building real competence. The knowledge feels solid when you're following along, but it's actually more fragile than you realize. The real learning happens in what you do next.
NuGet caches downloaded packages to avoid lengthy update times. While this is generally helpful, it can sometimes lead to issues, especially when restoring packages in environments like CI servers. Below is a guide to clearing your NuGet caches to help debug and resolve restore problems.
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.
You walk into Monday morning, grab your coffee, and stare at your repository. Three weeks of vacation bliss, but now you need to figure out what chaos your team unleashed while you were gone. Sound familiar?
There's nothing quite like that Monday morning dread when you realize you have zero clue what happened to your codebase. Maybe it was a sprint that went sideways, or perhaps someone decided to "refactor a few things" while you were out. Either way, you need answers fast.
Sometimes, you need to grab a snapshot of your source repository as it existed at a specific point in time. This can be useful for debugging, historical analysis, or simply revisiting a previous state of your project. Here’s how you can do it.
When you compile a web application, the compiled code is stored in the Temporary ASP.NET Files folder. This folder is a subdirectory of the .NET framework installation directory. While this setup is efficient, it can sometimes lead to strange caching behavior, especially in the Console or WebAccess. If an IIS reset doesn’t resolve the issue, clearing the Temporary ASP.NET Files might just do the trick.
A simple guide to modern Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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.