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GitKraken CLI Beginner's Guide: A Better Git CLI for Developers (2 minute read)

GitKraken CLI, developed by Owain Williams, enhances Git's command line experience by simplifying workflows and reducing command memorization. It offers intuitive commands and guided workflows, allowing developers to work faster and avoid common mistakes. GitKraken CLI complements Git without replacing it, making it ideal for those familiar with Git's fundamentals.

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Umbraco In Action - Introduction to CMS for students (4 minute read)

Nathaniel Nunes conducted a session on "Umbraco in Action" for Coders Club students at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda. He introduced CMS concepts before demonstrating Umbraco's features, including its flexibility, integration with Next.js, and AI tools. The session fostered student engagement and highlighted comparisons between Umbraco and WordPress.

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Developer’s Guide to Creating a Custom Umbraco 17 Backoffice Dashboard (6 minute read)

Debasish Gracias outlines the process of creating a custom backoffice dashboard in Umbraco 17 using a new extension architecture. The guide details steps for setting up the Umbraco extension template, building the dashboard UI with Lit Web Components, and connecting to backend APIs, emphasizing modularity and scalability in development.

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Setting Up a New Umbraco Package Dev Environment with Umbraco.AI (8 minute read)

Sebastiaan Janssen's guide details the setup of the Umbraco.Community.AI.Woowoo package project, utilizing Lottie's Opinionated Package Starter Template. It outlines prerequisites, installation steps, and configurations for a structured Umbraco.AI development environment, including frontend build pipelines and GitHub Actions for NuGet publishing, ensuring a solid foundation for package development.

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OC.PowerSort package (1 minute read)

Owain Williams announces the release of OC.PowerSort, a complex package developed with Harrie Mayhem, designed for intuitive content ordering management via a dedicated dashboard. Features include scheduling sort orders and manual arrangement. Future enhancements are planned, including recurring scheduled orders. Full documentation and demonstration videos are available on GitHub and YouTube.

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