This Developer’s Life

The Unbelievably Powerful Multi Select. Increase Productivity Now.

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The Unbelievably Powerful Multi Select - Being more productive in Visual Studio, ultimately leads to developers getting more done during the day. This is because developers spend most of their working day using Visual Studio. It therefore makes sense to know the hidden productivity tricks that Visual Studio has to

Struggling With Imposter Syndrome? How To Think And Overcome

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Struggling With Imposter Syndrome

Struggling With Imposter Syndrome - There is no greater obstacle in a professionals career than having to deal with imposter syndrome. It is a very real phenomenon and you would be surprised at how many programmers are struggling with imposter syndrome. It has to do with the fact that you

Cool Life Hacks using Simple Technology Hacks

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Cool Life Hacks

Cool life hacks - When it comes to being productive, everyone seems to rehash the same items over and over again. These are usually some form of the following: Talking about some or other to-do list application Monitoring the time you spend using specific apps or visiting specific websites Shortcuts

Email Automation Microsoft Flow – Automating Outlook.com

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email automation microsoft flow

Email Automation Microsoft Flow - I have a private Outlook.com email account. It is a good idea to separate your personal and work email accounts. The problem is, the emails never get easier to manage. This post will discuss the automation of an Outlook.com email. In particular, it will show

Improve Code Skills? Consider Blogging

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Improve Code

Having a tech blog will make you better at writing code. That is a fact. I have seen the benefits of this throughout my career as a software developer. You might wonder how this can be true. Well you see, blogging about certain concepts awakens a certain curiosity within you.

Flexible Working Hours – You Can Work From Home!

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Flexible Working Hours

Flexible Working Hours Flexible Working Hours sounds quite idyllic, right? I saw a really great quote on LinkedIn this weekend. It said: If you can't trust your employees to work flexibly, why hire them in the first place? The thing is this, if you can show me one good reason why companies do not

IT Professionals, An Evolutionary Tale Of Technology

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IT Professionals

IT Professionals came from somewhere beyond the memory of normal mortals. They are a special breed of person. This is the tale of their evolution. Back in the late 80's, my mom bought me a computer. Well, she actually bought it for the family, but I used it more often

Programming Tools For Developers

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Programming Tools

Programming Tools For Developers What tools do you use in conjunction with your IDE to extend your capabilities? In the previous article in this series, I looked at how important it was to know your IDE. Did you know that you can show and hide the line numbers in Visual Studio? While