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Below is the latest published content. I cover anything and everything that I love, which includes topics that are new and exciting including AI/ML, CI/CD and Infrastructure.

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The Journey to Building a Blog in Next.Js and Sanity.io

JAM Stack

A short look into the elements of my new blog and the custom development needed to build it using Next.js and Sanity.io

 
Developer Avocado

Venturing Into the World of #DevRel

Developer Relations

A brief look at my new journey into the life of a #DevRel Professional.

 

Introduction to the Basic Structure of an ARM Template

Cloud Development

Learn about the Basic structure of an ARM template when trying to create infrastructure for any project in Azure.

 

How to Use Leprechaun to Auto Generate Glass Mapper Models when using Unicorn

Sitecore Platform DXP

Learn how to use the Open Source tool Leprechaun to automatically generate Glass Mapper model files.

 

Sitecore MVP Reflection

A retrospective analysis of why I was giving back to the community back in 2017, when at that time I had never become an MVP before. This is interesting because 7 years later, I had been MVP for 5 years and have created an impressive audience and will now get back to contributions for the community again.

15 min

Entering the World of Gulp and NPM

Frontend Development

Learn a little about my exploration into NPM and Gulp and why they are important.

 

Reading Items - CRUD operations with Sitecore (Sitecore Item API) - Part Two

In this blog post I'll explore simple CRUD operations with the Sitecore Item API, specifically reading items. This was one of my earliest blog posts since it was only 1.5 to 2 years after I learned Sitecore.

35 min

Sitecore Symposium - Day One - Developer Training on Habitat & Helix

This was a recap of the 2016 Sitecore Symposium (Day One) in New Orleans. I talk a little about my journey into learning Helix and about the Habitat project, which I found was useful for multiple projects in the future.

15 min read

Working with SEO in Sitecore

In this blog post I explore Search Engine Optimization (or SEO) and what considerations should be reviewed when working with it and Sitecore. This is a blog post from the older days of Sitecore and even though alot of this information should be considered, some of it has also changed.

45 min read

Customizing Html Caching with Sitecore XM with MVC

Sitecore Platform DXP

Learn about best practices when working with the Sitecore Platform DXP, including how to handle customizations to HTML caching.

 

True Dynamic Placeholders in MVC

Sitecore Platform DXP

In this blog post I explore a different way to handle dynamic placeholders that can be done from the Content Editor. This was a fun exploration from my past, but over time found several issues with this approach and it should not be used in an actual implementation

40 min read

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