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Bypass the content API for better performance
The Sitecore content API provides a very easy way of accessing your content. It is highly optimized for performance with internal caching. You can find a great overview of the different query...
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Sitecore Editor Android App
As a former Java developer and Android phone owner, I wanted to try out some Android development. The Android platform is based on Java technology, so it wasn’t too hard to figure out. I got the idea...
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Happy holidays bookmarklet
The holiday season is almost here and I’d like to wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy 2012! May your Sitecore successes be as great or even greater next year! If you’re not into the holiday...
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CompiledDomainModel 0.5.5.0 released!
Though the CompiledDomainModel Sitecore module is now a commonly used and deeply rooted part of our Sitecore development strategy within our organisation, that doesn’t mean that there’s no room for...
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Making Sitecore faster with MongoDB
Most Sitecore implementations that I’ve worked with are backed by SQL Server for storing the content. If you look at the database model, you will see that it is quite simple. It is designed around the...
View ArticleSitecore unit testing with test fixtures
Unit testing logic that uses the Sitecore content API is not very easy. Alistair Deneys has written some very good articles on it here and here. The second article describes how to use mocking. I...
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T-SQL pocket knife code
Sometimes I like to dive into the SQL databases that hold all of our precious Sitecore content and go wild. No really; sometimes the Sitecore tree, XPath builder or search function are just not the...
View ArticleSitecore 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 support for the media library (updated in the project on GitHub). So now, you can also unit test code that imports an...
View ArticleUse item wrappers as models in Sitecore MVC
I’ve been experimenting with Sitecore 6.6 MVC lately. I love the very clean Razor views. And if you’re used to working with a rich domain model that wraps your Sitecore items, then you’ll hardly ever...
View ArticleUnit testing with test fixtures presentation slides and demo project
Recently, I gave a presentation for the Dutch Sitecore user group (SUGNL) about unit testing with test fixtures. I’ve blogged about this subject before (the initial post can be found here). You can...
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CompiledDomainModel 1.0 released!
This was a little overdue; my Sitecore code generation module, CompiledDomainModel, has been used in many projects and the code has matured enough to justify a 1.0.0.0 version number. A very important...
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Turn any Sitecore package into a NuGet package
I recently posted this idea on Twitter: @kevinobee @kayeenl Btw, I was thinking that it shouldn’t be too hard to make a cmd line util that converts #Sitecore packages into #NuGet — Robin Hermanussen...
View ArticleIndex page editor proof pages with Sitecore 7
After competing in the Sitecore hackathon last weekend, I got excited. So when Kyle Heon posted a particular Tweet today, I immediately knew what I would be doing this evening; create a new (small)...
View ArticleUnit testing with Sitecore.FakeDb and deserialized data
Recently, I watched the excellent SVUG presentation by Pavel Veller on YouTube. I was impressed by the way Sitecore.FakeDb works. It’s much easier to configure than my FixtureDataProvider, has tighter...
View ArticleValidating your code references to serialized data
Sitecore developers often need to reference content items from their code. E.g.: a template or branch ID for an import function or reading a global setting that’s stored in the content tree. Using IDs...
View ArticleSitecore Code Challenge 1
Someone once told me about Pex for fun. And ever since, I occasionally visit the website to solve some C# coding puzzles. Essentially, it requires you to implement some code and have unit tests for it...
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Generating Sitecore code without TDS
In the past, I’ve used my own Compiled Domain Model module on projects. It generates wrapper classes based on your Sitecore templates (among other things). But recently, I’ve been working with Glass...
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Monitor your Sitecore server’s health
Having a website up and running reliably requires that you monitor its health. You should always be using a monitoring tool like Pingdom (there are many others). That way, you can get notified when the...
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Post content audit messages to Slack from Sitecore
The Sitecore community has certainly embraced Slack. If you want to join your fellow Sitecore developers, be sure to follow the link and get it up and running. It’s great to see so many people from the...
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Generating Sitecore code without TDS and with Rainbow
About a year ago, I posted about a way to generate code from your Sitecore data without the need to use TDS. Since then, a new version of Unicorn was released, that supports a new serialization format...
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