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Debugging Sitecore (and other 3rd Party) Binaries with Visual Studio and dotPeek

If you have been working with Sitecore and its corresponding API/Framework for some time, you are most likely already familiar with decompilation suites, such as dotPeek, JustDecompile, ILSpy and dnSpy. This blog post explains how to actually attach your Visual Studio Debugger to decompiled Sources.

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Improved clean.ps1 for Sitecore Container Development

If you're working with Sitecore containers, chances are you're also using the clean.ps1 script to, well, clean your persisted data layer and start fresh. Read on to learn how we improved it.

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Improved init.ps1 for Sitecore Container Development

If you're working with Sitecore containers, chances are you're also using the init.ps1 script to set up the local environment. Read on to learn how we improved it.

Sitecore

Recreate a Solr Docker Image for Sitecore xDB

Throw away your Sitecore Solr images and recreate them from scratch. Re-apply needed Sitecore customizations to the schemas and reindex all data, including the ones within xDB cores.

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Switch to Docker with Windows Subsystem for Linux enabled

See how easy and painless one can switch from Hyper-V virtualization to WSL virtualization with Docker Desktop. Despite the process being painless, be warned that all your images are gone and need to be recreated.

Sitecore

You Don't Monitor Your Sitecore Instance Close Enough

Learn why and how to effectively monitor the log output of your Sitecore solution during development.