Blog
48 posts on Xperience by Kentico, .NET, AI tooling, and building things with code.
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
Learn about why I’ve made the source code for my personal blog site publicly available on GitHub.
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
Open source meets sustainability: the XperienceCommunity.Sustainability package brings green tooling to Xperience by Kentico - inspired by Umbraco, and already giving back to it.
The Kentico SaaS Migration: Lessons Learned and Troubleshooting Tips
A few surprises, some near misses, and plenty of lessons learned while getting my Kentico SaaS setup running smoothly.
The Kentico SaaS Migration: Automated Deployments
Learn how I adapted my existing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments to Kentico SaaS. This guide covers building, testing, packaging, and deploying to SaaS environments.
The Kentico SaaS Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical guide to migrating an Xperience by Kentico site to Kentico SaaS - covering prep, code updates, and your first deployment.
How Data Protection APIs (DPAPI) Enhance Security in Your CMS
Securing sensitive data is essential in modern CMS platforms. ASP.NET Core provides the Data Protection API (DPAPI) to help simplify encryption, decryption, and key management. DPAPI is used in many features, including ASP.NET authentication, so even if you're not using it directly, it is important to understand the basics.