Simplify Drupal

@TheAshenTree @Angry_Staffer What makes you think the government won’t seize their assets?

That’s weird, I thought other countries paid the tariffs? Also, this sounds kinda communist to me

Controversial? Sometimes. Opinionated? Usually. Talented developer? Definitely. I think it is fair to say that without Charlie, #drupal would not be where it is today. thedroptimes.com/interview/4639…

🎉 "Behind the Scenes at BADCamp 2024" 🌉 In his latest article, Luke McCormick @cellear takes us on a vivid journey through the highs, challenges, and community spirit that made this year’s Bay Area Drupal Camp unforgettable. From the meticulous pre-event setup to the inspiring keynote by Kristen Pol @kristen_pol, and the lively post-camp gatherings, Luke recounts every detail of an organizer’s experience. Held in Oakland, California, @BADCamp 2024 re-energized the Drupal community. Attendees had the chance to dive into sessions ranging from Tim Lehnen’s @timlehnen "Next Decade of Drupal" vision to JD Leonard’s @drupal_jd fun “Cooking with Drupal 11” presentation. Luke even shared his own insights on simplifying Drupal maintenance, which were well-received, paving the way for his upcoming presentation at @NEDCamp. Each year, BADCamp reaffirms that the Drupal community is more than a network—it’s a family. 🥂 Here’s to another year of innovation, connection, and inspiration! To learn more, check the story out from the below link! thedroptimes.com/43830/luke-mcc… #DrupalCommunity #BADCamp2024 #DrupalEvents #OpenSource #LukeMcCormick

Hey everybody. Want to see Simplify Drupal LIVE in concert? Then you should come to my talk at BADCamp, this Thursday at 4PM in Oakland CA! badcamp.org/schedule

@EclipseGc Hopefully. It would require a significant cultural shift in the Drupal world, that de-prioritizes the role of PHP programmers on Drupal site teams.

Building and selling a theme like you would in #WordPress has historically been difficult in #Drupal but with the ability anticipate what sites are using via recipes, I think we’re on the precipice of a huge shift.

@joum1984 @ultimike It's in Gin.

@ultimike Could be a theme thing... I'm currently soing a D7->D11 migration and haven't seen it with Claro, but that screenshot seems to be using it too?

When did #drupal Views hidden fields get styled gray? Seems like this is a recent development? Regardless, I like it!

@ultimike Aug 17, 2022 drupal.org/project/gin/is…

I had a very disappointing experience with @Mailchimp today. I queued up an email to send tomorrow morning, planning to edit it today. I have a change to make, but they say tomorrow is in the past, and thousands of credits will be wasted now on a bad email going out tomorrow.

The BadCAMP 2024 call for speakers is now open! This is your opportunity to be a part of the 13th annual BADCamp. Click through and get started TODAY: sessionize.com/badcamp-2024 Don't wait, now is your time to shine! #drupal #webdevelopment #conferences #oakland #sfbayarea

@ultimike I think we desperately need to figure out some way for new entrants to land paying work quicker. As it stands now, somebody with solid HTML and CSS skills needs to put in HUNDREDS of hours of unpaid study before they can earn their first dollar in Drupal.

If you're in the #drupal community, you probably know this to be true, but here's a couple of data points as well as some action items to get things going in the right direction: drupaleasy.com/blogs/ultimike…

@ultimike @nmdmatt I think you meant to say "it is difficult to disagree that test driven development is *NOT* A bad thing" -- "difficult to disagree" suggests that it's probably true, while "is bad thing" suggests that you don't like it, and I would be surprised to see you come out against TDD.

I think it is difficult to disagree that test driven development is bad thing, but I completely understand why most #drupal folks don’t practice it. What takes time (IMHO) is getting into the mindset of it and getting _good_ at it. buff.ly/3V7Qmyi Blog post by @nmdmatt

Come to my talk at the San Francisco Drupal Users Group tonight, or tune in online. (RSVP to the Meetup invite to get the link.)

Thank you, @Dries #drupal #portland2024 #simplifydrupal

Do you do good Drupal dev work? Do you live or want to live in Austin? Do you want to work with me on interesting projects? If so my team is hiring! careers.apple.com/en-us/details/…

I believe Recipes will be a big part of the future of #drupal. @balint_pekker has a “prep manual” to get you ready. buff.ly/3IPwGbh

🚀 Upgraded my blog from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 in less than 24 hours with the open source Acquia Migrate Accelerate -- definitely a tool you should try if you ever need to migrate from Drupal 7 hojtsy.hu/blog/2024-feb-…

#DrupalConPortland registration is NOW OPEN 🎉🎟️ During the Early Bird window, you'll save $100 on the ticket price. Join us in the City of Roses to network, collaborate, and learn with the #Drupal community🌹 See you in #Portland! Register now: events.drupal.org/portland2024

Today at @fosdem, the Open Website Alliance is announced by @drupal, @joomla, @typo3 and @WordPress with the message that we have more in common than different. The Alliance represents the open source CMSs powering more than 50% of websites online today. typo3.org/owa-charter

31/31 days of making Drupal simpler and easier to manage: Don't give your programmers access to your site! Ok, this one is going to be controversial, but hear me out. There's a lot of complicated programming contained within any Drupal site, but unless you've done something wrong it all plugs into Drupal's administrative interface, which can be operated by any reasonably tech-literate person. There is no reason the people who operate the administrative interface need to be experts in the arcane details of Drupal programming. While you need programmers to write the modules and themes, you don't need them to install the components for you -- you can, and should, take care of that yourself. Of course, the programmers need to have copies of the site, in order to be able to write the modules, themes, libraries, patches, and other assorted bits of code that are needed to create a fully-finished site. Of course they'll need copies of the code and (appropriately sanitized) database. They might even need to have access to an online dev environment to develop and test integrations. But unless you have a very unusual situation, they do not actually need access to the production environment. Don't just deploy a zillion Git commits, where nobody except for the programmer has any idea what's going on. If they're writing modules, have them give you the modules -- via email, if necessary. It's a HUGE advantage to have somebody install the modules and themes other than the person who wrote them. It ensures that the installation procedure is clear, well-understood, and documented. It encourages transparency among the team, so that everybody understands what everybody else is doing. And it increases the number of eyes on each step, without actually slowing things down and making it harder. Take control of your site. #drupal #webdevelopment #31daysofsimplifyingdrupal