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Stop Coding Under Stress: Avoiding Bugs & Catastrophes
Programmers and web developers spend most of their time sitting and thinking. How can that be stressful?
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Installing the Azure CLI on the Linux Subsystem in Windows 11
Learn how to install the Azure CLI on the Linux Subsystem in Windows 11. This step-by-step guide covers the installation process and authenticating with Azure to manage your resources.
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How to Get More Creative Work Done in a Day
Productivity is hard, but the facts are simple. Every one of us has 24 hours available each day. Whether we realize it or not, we allocate those hours to the activities we value most. So perhaps when we say we need more time, we aren't discussing time at all.
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Core Web Vitals for Business Owners Who Want to Keep Their Search Rankings
Measuring a website's user experience has always been a challenge. Which metrics should we measure, and what tools can give us accurate information? To fix this problem, Google has introduced Core Web Vitals—the metrics they use to evaluate your website's user experience.
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3 Keys to a Useful Website That Actually Works
Busy web designers often overlook the fundamentals of the user experience and neglect search engine visibility in favor of flashy websites.
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Choose Action Over Analysis
When an idea catches our attention, we ask, "Am I ready to apply this idea if it proves valuable?" If the answer is "No." we move on to other things without regret.
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Your Business Is Better, But for Whom?
People are not alike. At least not in the way most of us believe. During the 2020 presidential election, pundits endlessly discussed the Latino vote, Black vote, College-educated White vote, and the Evangelical vote. Too late, it seems, everyone has discovered there is no such thing as a monolithic vote by everyone who looks similar—even when that similarity is profound.
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Free and Easy Ways You Can Grow Your Business with a LinkedIn Page
Few things are more gratifying and financially rewarding than a healthy, growing business. And one of the best platforms for business marketing results is social media. Unlike anything else, it lets you meet your customers where they are and form personal connections before they make a buying decision.
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9 Easy Ways You Can Boost Your LinkedIn Influence
Boosting your professional influence on LinkedIn begins with a complete profile and compelling tagline. We break it down into 9 easy steps.
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3 Ways You Can Boost Your Website's Results
Every small business owner wants a thriving bottom line. Revenue is the life-blood of a business. A website should contribute to our sales efforts, but it is hard to attract customers online.
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Focus on the Easy Bits: CI/CD with Azure and Github
This tutorial will get you started with a basic CI/CD workflow using Github Actions to deploy a Web application to Azure.
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Get the Drop on the Cloud: Node.js and Azure
Deploying applications to the cloud can be intimidating. Don't worry though, this guide will stick to the bare essentials. When you've finished here, you will have a web application running on Azure.
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Making an Even-More-Useful COVID-19 Tracker with Node.js
Imagine an artist transferring the clutter of her studio directly to the canvas. When we query an API or database, we often transfer that clutter to the user interface. There is a better way.
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Start Here to Make a Useful COVID-19 Tracker with Node.js
If you've been wanting to learn Node.js, why not let pandemic worries spur you to action? Let's build a Web application to display the latest COVID-19 statistics. Never fear, we'll make it simple and fun.
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Configure a Node.js Development Environment on Windows 10
If you want to learn to write code, setting up a development environment can be a barrier to entry. This tutorial offers a simple way to install the tools you need to start working with Node.js on Windows 10.
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How To Quickly Deploy an Angular Application with AWS CDK
Large teams use powerful enterprise tools to manage their cloud infrastructure. But smaller companies sometimes do not have the expertise or resources to use those tools. AWS CDK lets everyone create and maintain their infrastructure as code.
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3 High-Quality Lessons from a Failed Startup
Instead of collecting money, we had encouraging conversations with warm leads and ran too long on the slightest hint of interest they showed.
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