Liam Goldfinch.
writing about Kentico & .NET
Principal Systems Developer at IDHL, Kentico MVP since 2022. I write long-form notes on Xperience by Kentico, the .NET ecosystem, and the tooling — lately AI tooling — I use to ship.
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From design system to deployed code: a weekend with Claude Design
A practical experiment in using Claude Design to infer a design system from an existing site, explore a redesign within real constraints, and move straight into implementation without the usual design handoff.
Recent posts
From Spec to Stripe: Building a Payment Provider for Xperience by Kentico
How a Markdown spec and AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude Code helped me build a Stripe payment provider for Xperience by Kentico - faster, cleaner, and spec-driven from the start.
How I Used Claude Code to Redesign My Kentico Sustainability Module
Discover how I used Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, to refactor and redesign the UI of my Kentico Sustainability module - replacing third-party components with native ones and creating a cleaner, more integrated experience.
Taking Stripe Payments in Umbraco Commerce
Step-by-step guide to adding Stripe to the Umbraco Commerce Demo Store (Umbraco 16, .NET 9) with screenshots, commands, and notes on webhooks and going live.
Adding Smoke Testing to My Blog with Claude Code
Using AI to automate smoke testing and boost confidence in deployments for my Xperience by Kentico blog.
Goldfinch.me is Now Open Source
Learn about why I’ve made the source code for my personal blog site publicly available on GitHub.
Content and Commerce Without the Headaches
Discover how SaaS DXPs are helping marketers streamline content and commerce for faster, smoother customer experiences.
Bringing Sustainability Insights to Xperience by Kentico
Open source meets sustainability: the XperienceCommunity.Sustainability package brings green tooling to Xperience by Kentico - inspired by Umbraco, and already giving back to it.
The Kentico SaaS Migration: Lessons Learned and Troubleshooting Tips
A few surprises, some near misses, and plenty of lessons learned while getting my Kentico SaaS setup running smoothly.