Check your code with Unicorn serialized data
I was looking into Roslyn recently and figured that it would be useful for checking...
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Robin Hermanussen
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January 26, 2017 ·
2 mins read
Generating Sitecore code without TDS and with Rainbow
About a year ago, I posted about a way to generate code from your Sitecore...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
April 27, 2016 ·
1 min read
Post content audit messages to Slack from Sitecore
The Sitecore community has certainly embraced Slack. If you want to join your fellow Sitecore...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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December 13, 2015 ·
1 min read
Monitor your Sitecore server’s health
Having a website up and running reliably requires that you monitor its health. You should...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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October 03, 2015 ·
3 mins read
Generating Sitecore code without TDS
In the past, I’ve used my own Compiled Domain Model module on projects. It generates...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
April 20, 2015 ·
2 mins read
Sitecore Code Challenge 1
Someone once told me about Pex for fun. And ever since, I occasionally visit the...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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December 14, 2014 ·
2 mins read
Validating your code references to serialized data
Sitecore developers often need to reference content items from their code. E.g.: a template or...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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October 12, 2014 ·
2 mins read
Unit testing with Sitecore.FakeDb and deserialized data
Recently, I watched the excellent SVUG presentation by Pavel Veller on YouTube. I was impressed...
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Robin Hermanussen
on
September 27, 2014 ·
2 mins read
Index page editor proof pages with Sitecore 7
After competing in the Sitecore hackathon last weekend, I got excited. So when Kyle Heon...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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January 30, 2014 ·
2 mins read
Turn any Sitecore package into a NuGet package
I recently posted this idea on Twitter:
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Robin Hermanussen
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May 13, 2013 ·
1 min read
CompiledDomainModel 1.0 released!
This was a little overdue; my Sitecore code generation module, CompiledDomainModel, has been used in...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
May 04, 2013 ·
2 mins read
Unit testing with test fixtures presentation slides and demo project
Recently, I gave a presentation for the Dutch Sitecore user group (SUGNL) about unit testing...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
March 16, 2013 ·
1 min read
Use item wrappers as models in Sitecore MVC
I’ve been experimenting with Sitecore 6.6 MVC lately. I love the very clean Razor views....
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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March 04, 2013 ·
4 mins read
Sitecore unit testing with test fixtures – media library support added
I recently wrote a post on Sitecore unit testing with test fixtures. I’ve now added...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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June 24, 2012 ·
1 min read
T-SQL pocket knife code
Sometimes I like to dive into the SQL databases that hold all of our precious...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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June 21, 2012 ·
1 min read
Sitecore unit testing with test fixtures
Unit testing logic that uses the Sitecore content API is not very easy. Alistair Deneys...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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June 10, 2012 ·
4 mins read
Making Sitecore faster with MongoDB
Most Sitecore implementations that I’ve worked with are backed by SQL Server for storing the...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
May 08, 2012 ·
7 mins read
CompiledDomainModel 0.5.5.0 released!
Though the CompiledDomainModel Sitecore module is now a commonly used and deeply rooted part of...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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April 08, 2012 ·
2 mins read
Happy holidays bookmarklet
The holiday season is almost here and I’d like to wish everyone a merry christmas...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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December 21, 2011 ·
1 min read
Sitecore Editor Android App
As a former Java developer and Android phone owner, I wanted to try out some...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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September 08, 2011 ·
3 mins read
Bypass the content API for better performance
The Sitecore content API provides a very easy way of accessing your content. It is...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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June 02, 2011 ·
3 mins read
Design Structure Matrix (DSM) for your content tree
A design structure matrix (or dependency structure matrix) can help you to analyze the dependencies...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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May 29, 2011 ·
4 mins read
Manage Sitecore config across environments (DTAP)
Managing different Sitecore environments can be quite cumbersome. One of the things that I think...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
May 19, 2011 ·
7 mins read
Better FieldRenderer usage with CDM
We’ve been using CompiledDomainModel for several projects now. And we keep inventing new ways to...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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May 07, 2011 ·
2 mins read
Prevent nullrefs when databinding with placeholders
I love databinding. It allows me to keep view-logic in ascx/aspx files so I don’t...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
April 10, 2011 ·
2 mins read
Update CompiledDomainModel from Visual Studio
My friend and I were talking about the CompiledDomainModel module the other day. He suggested...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
April 05, 2011 ·
3 mins read
The Sitecore Gutter
No, this isn’t a sad article about unemployed Sitecore developers. And I’m still gainfully employed,...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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March 25, 2011 ·
3 mins read
CompiledDomainModel 0.4.0.0 released!
I’ve been working on my code generating Sitecore module called CompiledDomainModel. We’ve been using the...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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March 19, 2011 ·
2 mins read
Sitecore taskbars wallpaper
Place this file in your sitecore\shell\Themes\Backgrounds directory and change the wallpaper in your Sitecore backend...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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March 05, 2011 ·
1 min read
The inverse Sitecore tree
Oh yes, that’s right. I’ve made an inverse Sitecore tree. Despite that it almost certainly...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
February 13, 2011 ·
1 min read
Inline images from the media library
I’m not sure if this has been done before, but I thought it would be...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
on
February 07, 2011 ·
1 min read
Venn diagram of items in languages
Ever wanted to get a quick insight into how the language versions of your content...
Posted by
Robin Hermanussen
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February 05, 2011 ·
1 min read