Marco Franssen is een ervaren softwareontwikkelaar uit Zuid-Nederland, actief sinds 2009. Hij deelt zijn kennis via blogs, open source bijdragen en tutorials over softwareontwikkeling, programmeren en ICT. Buiten werk geniet hij van duiken, reizen en fotografie, en combineert hij techniek met persoonlijke passie.
74 articles from this blog
A technical guide on automating free SSL certificate acquisition and renewal for Azure websites using Let's Encrypt and a Vagrant box.
Guide to creating dual-boot profiles on Windows to switch between Hyper-V and VirtualBox, as they cannot run simultaneously.
A technical comparison of the Jasmine and Mocha JavaScript testing frameworks, covering their similarities, differences in assertions, and mocking.
A guide to configuring SSH on Windows for easier, secure connections to Linux VMs and Git, eliminating repeated password prompts.
A tutorial on using Gulp.js, a Node.js task runner, to automate code quality checks like PHP linting and unit testing in development projects.
A tutorial on using Packer.io's user variables and provisioners (file, shell) to build and configure virtual machines.
A tutorial on using Packer.io to create identical, automated machine images for development and production environments, focusing on VirtualBox builder.
A guide to writing unit tests for Node.js applications using the Mocha test framework, Chai assertion library, and Sinon mocking library.
A guide to automating development and CI tasks using Grunt, a Node.js task runner, with configuration examples.
A guide to advanced npm usage, covering npm init, package.json, and npm install commands for efficient Node.js project management.
A beginner's guide to creating a simple web server using Node.js, covering installation, basic scripts, and using NPM packages like nodemon.
Final part of a series on setting up a Continuous Integration pipeline using Jenkins, MSBuild, NuGet, and Git for a .NET project.
Part 3 of a series on setting up CI with Jenkins, MSBuild, NuGet, and Git, focusing on creating MSBuild targets for MSpec tests and code coverage reports.
Part 2 of a tutorial on setting up CI with Jenkins, MSBuild, and NuGet, focusing on cleaning builds and restoring packages.
A technical guide on setting up Continuous Integration for C# projects using Jenkins, MSBuild, NuGet, and Git, starting with creating a build script.
A developer's 2012 recap, listing his technical blog posts on JavaScript, .NET, Windows, and sharing his starred articles and GitHub repositories.
A tutorial on using the Knockout JS mapping plugin to easily convert JSON data into observable view models with custom configuration options.
A guide to using Windows Phone 8 theme accent colors in app development, including a C# helper class for hex color conversion.
A guide on using PowerShell commands to unblock downloaded files and folders, saving time over manual methods.
A technical guide on installing Windows 8 using a small USB drive and a network share, detailing steps with Windows PE and ADK commands.
