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44 posts on Xperience by Kentico, .NET, AI tooling, and building things with code.

from-design-system-to-deployed-code-a-weekend-with-claude-design.md 4 min
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20 Apr 2026

From design system to deployed code: a weekend with Claude Design

A practical experiment in using Claude Design to infer a design system from an existing site, explore a redesign within real constraints, and move straight into implementation without the usual design handoff.

from-spec-to-stripe-building-a-payment-provider-for-xperience-by-kentico.md 4 min
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21 Oct 2025

From Spec to Stripe: Building a Payment Provider for Xperience by Kentico

How a Markdown spec and AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude Code helped me build a Stripe payment provider for Xperience by Kentico - faster, cleaner, and spec-driven from the start.

how-i-used-claude-code-to-redesign-my-kentico-sustainability-module.md 4 min
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17 Oct 2025

How I Used Claude Code to Redesign My Kentico Sustainability Module

Discover how I used Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, to refactor and redesign the UI of my Kentico Sustainability module - replacing third-party components with native ones and creating a cleaner, more integrated experience.

taking-stripe-payments-in-umbraco-commerce.md 4 min
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09 Oct 2025

Taking Stripe Payments in Umbraco Commerce

Step-by-step guide to adding Stripe to the Umbraco Commerce Demo Store (Umbraco 16, .NET 9) with screenshots, commands, and notes on webhooks and going live.

adding-smoke-testing-to-my-blog-with-claude-code.md 4 min
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01 Oct 2025

Adding Smoke Testing to My Blog with Claude Code

Using AI to automate smoke testing and boost confidence in deployments for my Xperience by Kentico blog.

goldfinch-me-is-now-open-source.md 4 min
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11 Aug 2025

Goldfinch.me is Now Open Source

Learn about why I’ve made the source code for my personal blog site publicly available on GitHub.

content-and-commerce-without-the-headaches.md 4 min
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22 Jul 2025

Content and Commerce Without the Headaches

Discover how SaaS DXPs are helping marketers streamline content and commerce for faster, smoother customer experiences.

bringing-sustainability-insights-to-xperience-by-kentico.md 4 min
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20 May 2025

Bringing Sustainability Insights to Xperience by Kentico

Open source meets sustainability: the XperienceCommunity.Sustainability package brings green tooling to Xperience by Kentico - inspired by Umbraco, and already giving back to it.