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No 77
Why Are You Being Such A Git About It?
by Joe Glombek
Are your git repos a dumping ground for code? Joe is fussy about how people use git, and sees that as a good thing. He's showing us branching strategies, the importance of commit messages and discussing how often we should we commit. Let's investigate how, with 5 simple tips, we can turn a code dump into a glorious archive of software and how this can save time, frustration and money.
Umbraco DevOps, Part 2: Automating Azure Resources Creation With ARM Templates
by Simone Chiaretta
In this second article in a series about optimizing your Umbraco setup for Azure, Simone teaches us about ARM templates and how they can automate creating and linking the resources needed to run an Umbraco website on Azure.
Issue 76 :: September 2021
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