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Optimizing Performance with Cloudflare Image Transformation
Large, unoptimized images are the primary enemy of Core Web Vitals. By offloading image manipulation to Cloudflare, we can serve perfectly sized, next-gen formats (WebP/AVIF) without taxing our Opt...
Jan 24, 2026
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Fixing an AmbiguousMatchException in Optimizely CMS 12
The Problem You start your Optimizely CMS 12 application and get this error: System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException: Ambiguous match found for property 'Category' Your application won't start. ...
Jan 20, 2026
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Step-by-Step Debugging ASP.NET Core in VS Code
Visual Studio Code is a lightweight yet powerful editor that fully supports step-by-step debugging for ASP.NET Core applications. With the correct setup, you can debug controllers, services, middle...
Jan 16, 2026