Talking Drupal

Today we are talking about Certification & Exam Prep, Resources for studying, and tips to get a passing grade with guests Chad Hester & Martin Anderson-Clutz. We'll also cover Quiz Maker as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/450 Topics Why are exams and certifications important to dev's After going through the Talking Drupal Skills Upgrade mini series do you feel p...

Today we are talking about Agile Methodologies, How to pick the best one, and why they matter with guest Chris Wells. We'll also cover CKEditor Text Transformation / AutoCorrect as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/449 Topics Drupal FL Camp talk Fundamentals of Agile How do you square long term planning What is Redfin Solutions's preferred methodology What is Crys...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is the final episode, 9. Topics Review status of Chad's Smart Date test Panel discussion Chad, What was your biggest takeaway? Mike, How do you approach this type of one on one mentorship differently than your courses? AmyJune, do you think there are other types of focused mento...

Today we are talking about Drupal 11 Readiness, What you need to think about, and PHPStan with guest Matt Glaman. We'll also cover MRN as our module of the week. For show notes visit: [ www.talkingDrupal.com/448https://www.talkingDrupal.com/448 ) Topics What do we mean by Drupal 11 Readiness How will this be different than 9 and 10 Top 5 tips D11 Meeting and slack channel Will this be easier Major...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 8. Topics Review Chad's questions What is the process of creating a new issue, reviewing automated tests, and creating a merge request for review by the project maintainer? https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/git/using-gitlab-to-contribute-to-drupal https://www.drupal...

Today we are talking about Drupal Single Sign On, The Benefits it brings to the Drupal Community, and A new book called Fog & Fireflies with guest Tim Lehnen. We'll also cover Drupal.org Username Field as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/447 Topics What is Single Sign On (SSO) Does Drupal already support SSO Why is SSO on drupal.org important Camps using SSO Othe...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 7. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week Test Example Set up phpunit.xml Start with FrontPageLinkTest.php Review Chad's questions In the testing_example module, the file "src/Controller/TestingExampleController.php" has a function for simpletestDescription(...

Today we are talking about Test Driven Development, Why it's important, and How it improves development with guest Alexey Korepov. We'll also cover Test Helpers as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/446 Topics What does the term Test Driven Development (TDD) mean Does Drupal make use of TDD What makes TDD different from other methods of Development Do you have to c...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 6. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week Review Chad's questions Array structures accordion.html.twig D7 to D10 migrations Tasks for the upcoming week [testing_example]( https://git.drupalcode.org/project/examples/-/tree/4.0.x/modules/testing_example ? Be s...

Today we are talking about The Drupal Bounty Program, How it supports innovation, and how you can get involved with guest Alex Moreno. We'll also cover WebProfiler as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/445 Topics What is the Drupal Bounty program How and when did it start What issues and tasks are included Has the bounty program been successful Why was this program...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 5. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week .gitignore Field Example module Plugin API Drupaal 10 Masterclass book Review Chad's questions Field Example follow up Tasks for the upcoming week Examples module: js_example module js_example.libraries.yml hook_them...

Today we are talking about design to development hand off, common complications, and ways to optimize your process with guest Crispin Bailey. We'll also cover Office Hours as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/444 Topics Primary activities of the team Where does handoff start Handoff artifact Tools for collaboration Figma Evaluating new tools Challenges of develope...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 4. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week Install Drush Setup git repo Examples module Review Chad's questions .gitignore Core file naming Tasks for the upcoming week Reminder of the capstone goal: create MR for new automated test in contrib module. Examples...

Today we are talking about Violinist.io, Managing Composer Dependencies, and automation with guest Eirik Morland. We'll also cover Composer Patches as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/443 Topics What is Violinist.io How does it work How much technical knowledge do you need Is this a security risk How much does it cost Patron question: Peter: Difference between vi...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 3. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week DDEV performance improvements Install Drupal 10 Install drupal/core-dev Configure and test phpcs Test phpstan settings.local.php Install Devel module Review Chad's questions Rancher Desktop appears to be holding on t...

Today we are talking about Mercury Editor, What it does, and how it could change your editorial life with guest Justin Toupin. We'll also cover Webform Protected Downloads as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/442 Topics What is Mercury Editor What is powering Mercury Editor Do you see any risk building on top of Paragraphs Does Mercury Editor cost anything Can com...

Welcome back to "Skills Upgrade" a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 2. Topics Review Chad's goals for the previous week DDEV Installation Docker for Mac vs other options IDE Setup Review Chad's questions Tasks for the upcoming week DDEV improve performance Install Drupal 10 Install drupal/core dependencies Configure and test phpcs Tes...

Today we are talking about CI for Drupal modules, How it helps us build Drupal, and the ongoing work and improvements being made with guest Fran Garcia-Linares. We'll also cover Require on Publish as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/441 Topics What does CI mean How do Drupal modules use CI When we talk about Drupal CI are we talking about the website itself or th...

This is the first episode of Skills Upgrade, a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a Drupal 7 developer learning Drupal 10. Topics Chad and Mike's first meeting Chad's Background Chad's goals Tasks for the week Resources Chad's Drupal 10 Learning Curriclum & Journal Chad's Drupal 10 Learning Notes Hosts AmyJune Hineline - @volkswagenchick Guests Chad Hester - chadkhester.com @chadk...

Today we are talking about the cost around Drupal, common misconceptions, and how you get what you pay for with guest Jeff Robbins. We'll also cover Module Instructions as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/440 Topics What is new! How did you get started with Drupal Selling Drupal and the cost How much is the technology vs the complexity of projects that lend thems...

Today we are talking about Drupal 7 Long Term Support, common security tips, and support services you can use with guests Greg Knaddison, Aaron Frost, and Dave Welch . We'll also cover Storybook as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/439 Topics Drupal 7 EoL Drupal will not stop working Security team perspective Security concerns Extened Community Support Long Term s...

Today we are talking about CKEditor 4 End of Life, Moving to CKEditor 5, and what you can expect from CKEditor 5 now and in the future with guest Wim Leers. We'll also cover CKEditor 5 Premium Features as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/438 Topics CKEditor 4 end of life June 2023 Issues people might see if they are still on CKE4 Why a third party library and not...

Today we are talking about sending email with Drupal, The Easy Email Module, and Drupal Mail Best Practices with guest Wayne Eaker. We'll also cover Content Access by Path as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/437 Topics Current state of email What happened to swiftmailer Do you still need the mailsystem module Why Symfony Mailer New dependency in core Difference b...

Today we are talking about AI within Drupal, How AI can help, and Modules to use with guest Martin Anderson-Clutz. We'll also cover Augmentor AI as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/436 Topics Terminology IMF analysis Prompt engineering AI in Drupal Best way to try modules Best use of AI Other ways of integrating Resources Augmentor AI Open AI Prompt Engineering:...

Today we are talking about web design and development, from a group of people with one thing in common… We love Drupal. This is episode #435 UI Suite initiative. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/435 Topics Elevator Pitch What do you mean by implementing design systems Is this to thel themers or site builders What is the expected outcome The project page says initiative, but this is not...