Matthew Garrepy discusses Umbraco's commitment to sustainability, diversity, and community engagement, highlighting its growth and impact in 2024. Under new CEO Mats Persson, Umbraco emphasizes open-source principles and aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The company showcases how responsible business practices can drive growth while benefiting the planet.
Featuring guest posts by Ben Szymanski on "HTMX & Umbraco: Powertool meet Powertool" and Lan Nguyen Thuy on "Building and Packaging Your Property Editor for Bellissima"
Søren Kottal discusses quantity queries in CSS, which allow styling based on the number of child elements within a container using the :has selector combined with :nth-child(). This technique enhances layout flexibility without JavaScript. Additionally, the tailwindcss-quantity-queries plugin facilitates these queries in Tailwind CSS, promoting dynamic design.
The text emphasizes the enduring importance of content in digital strategy, highlighting that success relies on effective content management systems (CMS) like Umbraco. It offers flexibility, stability, and cost-effectiveness, allowing organizations to tailor their CMS to specific needs while leveraging a supportive developer community. Umbraco aims to enhance content delivery and ROI.
Girish S discusses 2024's top CMS trends: headless and composable architectures for flexibility, AI-driven content creation and personalization, integration of AR, VR, and IoT for immersive experiences, multichannel content distribution, enhanced security measures, no-code/low-code platforms for accessibility, improved collaboration tools, and built-in SEO and analytics features.
Eshan Dilmina compares WordPress and Umbraco CMS platforms, highlighting WordPress's user-friendliness, extensive themes, and plugin ecosystem, making it ideal for bloggers and small businesses. In contrast, Umbraco's flexibility and scalability, built on Microsoft's .NET framework, cater to developers handling complex, enterprise-level projects.
In this article, Philip Hayton shares his newfound appreciation for tag helpers in .NET, highlighting their effectiveness in creating expressive UIs using the Atomic Design methodology. By demonstrating practical examples, he illustrates how tag helpers enhance modularity, reduce boilerplate code, and improve readability, ultimately streamlining UI development in Umbraco.
In the latest Spilling the Source podcast, host Paul Michaels with guest Filip Bruun Bech-Larsen dives into the world of Umbraco, exploring insights on open-source software (OSS).
The authors emphasize the importance of continuous learning and community in the tech industry. Emma, Jemima, and Poornima share their diverse journeys, highlighting how curiosity and support from tech communities have shaped their careers. They encourage others to embrace learning, get involved, and recognize the value of sharing knowledge.
Dennis Adolfo's journey from chef to tech leader highlights his focus on work-life balance, leading 150 developers, community engagement, ethical AI, and adapting to innovation, emphasizing diverse skills and professional growth in an evolving tech landscape.
Matt Brailsford details the development of a Bluesky tips bot for UMB.FYI, which monitors mentions and responds with thank-you messages. He discusses the setup process, opting for a polling method due to bandwidth concerns, and outlines the bot's architecture, including the implementation of a Bluesky client for handling notifications.
Gareth Edwards discusses the implications of the British government's transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which will lead to the retirement of the .io domain. He highlights how geopolitical changes can disrupt digital landscapes, drawing parallels with historical precedents like the USSR and Yugoslavia, emphasizing the interconnectedness of physical history and the digital realm.