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Getting started with Fitbit development - Part I: Sign Up, Fitbit Studio, CLI, Visual Studio Code, and Hello World

Mar 21, 20217 min read

This is a first of a series of blog posts where I share how you can get started with developing a Fitbit application. If you are into sports, have a Fitbit watch and want to build something cool on it, then stick with me on this amazing hello world a...

Getting started with Fitbit development - Part I: Sign Up, Fitbit Studio, CLI, Visual Studio Code, and Hello World

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part IV: Upgrade SXA, third-party modules, and more issues

Jun 4, 202111 min read

This is the fourth part of a devlog I started some time ago. Today, I am covering the installation and configuration of Sitecore XP 10.1.0, upgrading SXA, third-party modules and more issues. Disclaimer: This series of blog posts do not release you ...

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part IV: Upgrade SXA, third-party modules, and more issues

Save time updating Sitecore Nuget Packages

May 10, 20214 min read

This is a spin-off of a devlog I started some time ago. Today, I am sharing a simple Powershell script to help you with the "Update Sitecore NuGet Packages" task. If you have been following me along with this series, you’ve noticed that one of the ta...

Save time updating Sitecore Nuget Packages

Getting started with Fitbit development - Part II: Creating a Clock Face, Fitbit OS Simulator, running the app on an actual device

May 4, 20219 min read

In this second part, we are going to create a clock face in Fitbit. Then we are going to run it on the Fitbit OS Simulator and finish running it on an actual device through the feature called Developer Bridge. Clock faces are the easiest thing you ca...

Getting started with Fitbit development - Part II: Creating a Clock Face, Fitbit OS Simulator, running the app on an actual device

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part III: Stop content tests, update XM and xDB databases, clean up content databases

Apr 30, 20219 min read

This is the third part of a devlog I started weeks ago. Today, I am covering the upgrade of the Sitecore databases, what went wrong and how we fixed that. Disclaimer: This series of blog posts do not release you from reading the Upgrade Guide. There...

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part III: Stop content tests, update XM and xDB databases, clean up content databases

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part II: RTFM, getting started, NuGet packages, breaking changes, deprecation

Apr 6, 20217 min read

This is the second part of a devlog I started a week ago. Today, I am covering more documentation and highlighting some things that might interest you. Next, I get started with the upgrade and share some issues I encountered. To give a bit more conte...

A Sitecore Upgrade Devlog - Part II: RTFM, getting started, NuGet packages, breaking changes, deprecation