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Extending System.Web.Optimization

The ASP.NET framework is packed with loads of great features and with each release it seems to get better and better. One of my favourite features is the bundling and minification classes that optimize JavaScript and CSS files in a website to reduce file size and improve page performance.

IIS - Resource interpreted as Font but transferred with MIME type application/x-font-woff

If you take a look at websites such as Medium, SquareSpace and Information Architects, it's clear that great typography can really enhance the look of a website. Web fonts are a great way to introduce typography to your website and can be added in a matter of minutes.

Working with multiple Web.Config files

When dealing with multiple development environments, it can often be quite tricky to keep track of the different environment specific settings that you may have in place. Fortunately, Visual Studio has a handy feature that allows you to have more than one Web.Config file for different environments. I have

Fast ASP.NET Websites Competition - Results

The results are in! Thank you to all the people who entered the competition and tweeted about the book. The competition closed on the night of the 22th October 2013, and the number of entries was fantastic. I can reveal that the following people were chosen at random using random.

A Simple HTML Minifier for ASP.NET

🚀🚀 Update: Read an updated article about this tool! Head over to the following link. 🚀🚀 I have previously blogged about the importance of serving your users web pages with speedy load times. Poor web performance equals lost revenue and customers. As you continue to build and improve on the web performance

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