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11 Rules All Programmers Should Live By

by John Sonmez 

March

16

2015

I am a person who tends to live by rules. Now granted, they are mostly rules I set for myself—but they are still rules. I find that creating rules for myself helps me to function better, because I pre-decide things ahead of [ read more...]

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Are Ads On Your Blog Generally Frowned Upon?

by Douglas Coleman 

March

12

2015

In this video I respond to an email asking about whether or not having ads on your blog is good or bad. I explain that unless you are making significant conversions, you'd be better off without the ads. A good way to [ read more...]

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How Paul Mooney Got on .NET Rocks and Built His Blog

by John Sonmez 

March

9

2015

I like Paul Mooney, because Paul actually takes action. Paul Mooney is the creator of the Encrypted Token Pattern and ARMOR, it's .NET Implementation. He likes to brand himself as a technology consultant. While other people are sitting around talking about doing [ read more...]

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Should I Focus On Getting Certifications?

by Douglas Coleman 

March

5

2015

In this video I respond to an email asking about whether or not certifications are something to focus on. I explain that some certifications are meaningless, but if you think it will help you get a job then you should go for [ read more...]

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Change Your Life With this Free Blogging Course

by John Sonmez 

March

2

2015

Around the mid December 2014, I decided to launch a completely free blogging course that would be delivered via email over 3 weeks. I had no idea how popular and successful that blogging course would turn out to be. (Here's a good [ read more...]

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Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Microsoft MVP?

by Douglas Coleman 

February

26

2015

In this video I respond to an email asking for advice on how to become a Microsoft MVP. I admit that I do not have much background on this topic but I offer the strategy that I would use in order to [ read more...]

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