28 posts tagged with "development"

How to be a happy developer is a question we get asked a lot. We’re often asked, what do we feel, is the best way to become a better developer. I want to share my thoughts and experience of getting to where I am today with anyone who is willing to listen. Making the right choices can open up whole new worlds of opportunities and happiness for you and your family.

Being a happy developer means being able to worry less about the big things. It means not worrying about an immediate paycheck, but thinking about the long-term impact of your work on people in the future.

How to keep your WSL instance up to date​

If you are like me, you prefer to always keep your packages as up-to-date as possible. You also like to automate things when possible to avoid repetitive admin tasks.

This script will call your default WSL instance [^1], and update/upgrade all packages.

Eight tips for becoming more productive as a developer​

10 months ago I transitioned to full-time remote work. First to help my medically fragile son, and then again for Covid-19 lockdown. This is a list of things that have helped me cope, and still have a good work-life balance.

What to do when you no longer love your work​

Burnout is a common, yet serious, mental health issue that plagues the dev industry. Devs often feel stuck working long hard hours with little reward or reprieve.

It can manifest as mental or physical stress and can be debilitating if not dealt with.

What do you do when you finish a tutorial​

So you've finally got around to watching that YouTube video or Udemy course? If you are like me, you need to apply the knowledge that you've learned as soon as you can, or you'll lose everything. Here are few things you can do to keep things fresh.

How to Clear Your NuGet Caches​

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.

Discovering Changes in Your Git Repository​

So you've just come back from vacation and want to see what your co-workers have been up to? Or maybe you're returning to a project after a long break and need to catch up. Git has a powerful, yet often overlooked, command that can show you all the commits that have happened since you last checked in.

How to Checkout a Branch at a Specific Date​

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.

How to Clear Your ASP.NET Cache​

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)

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.