Events and Scheduled Jobs in Optimizely CMS 12
A lengthy introduction to content events and building scheduled jobs in Optimizely CMS 12.
Working with Content in Optimizely CMS
An introduction to working with content objects, content APIs, and avoiding some common stumbling blocks for people who are new to the CMS platform.
Rendering Content in Optimizely CMS
A brief (hour long) introduction to several basic ways to render content in Optimizely CMS 12, including rendering pages via a controller, blocks via a controller, blocks via the template coordinator, and page partials via the template coordinator.
Content Modeling in Optimizely CMS
A discussion about what content and content modeling actually are from a conceptual point of view, followed by a brief introduction into making content types for the CMS.
Optimizely CMS Site Project Setup
I revamp my old series on building Episerver (now Optimizely CMS) sites from the ground up.
Content References in XhtmlString Properties
XHtmlString properties are more than just HTML, they include HTML, internal links to content, embedded blocks, personalization, and more. Here I take a brief look at the internals of XhtmlString properties and the fragments that make them.
Advent of Code
Another year, another failed attempt. Actually, I completed all of the puzzles this year, just a month and a half late. Like last year, I kept a dev diary of sorts. Unlike last year, I did all the puzzles in C#.
This Site (BobDavidson.dev)
If you're wondering how this site is built and deployed, wonder no more. I've published the source code on Github. There's not actually much interesting here (except maybe the Gulp file that builds everything), but perhaps someone will find something useful here.
Advent of Code 2020
Another year and another attempt at Advent of Code. Once again, I did not finish, though I made it slightly farther than before (day 15). And once again I tried it in Rust. You can read my development diary as I worked through the syntax and logic. I've not used systems languages much, but I've had much greater success with Rust than I have any other systems language. It's not quite ready to be a part of my day job, but I see why it has such buzz.
Playing with Godot Game Engine
I started playing around a bit with Godot, following some tutorials and building a very rough, proof-of-concept side-scrolling platformer. In the Github repo, you can find all my files and read through my development diary as I tried to figure out just what the heck I was doing. Overall, though, I'm extremely impressed with how polished Godot is, and how quickly a person can get up and running.
Bob Davidson | 2026 | RSS