Talking Drupal Newsletter #319
Today we are talking about Backdrop with Jen Lampton.
Topics
Nic - Vacation
April - need new shelves for Lego Harry Potter
Jen - Heirloom tomatoes and too much rain
John - Personal website / blog
Backdrop CMS Elevator pitch
Difference between Drupal and Backdrop
Why choose Backdrop over Drupal
Matt Glaman on twitter
General challenges of growing a fork’s identity
Challenges in being thrifty
Biggest milestones in the last two years
New core committers
7 releases with new features
Layouts
File browser
Lazy loading images
Config overrides
Telemetry
Backdrop Live events
More listener questions (Matt Glaman)
Contributor community
Companies specializing in Backdrop
Wider adoption as D7 approaches EoL
Wider adoption as D9 approaches EoL
Ease of migration from D7
Easier than migrating D7 to D9
More listener questions (Matt Glaman)
Marketing challenges
Anything that you would do differently after 6 years
Philosophy
Biggest upcoming features
Telemetry
Resources
Guests
Jen Lampton - Jeneration Web Development @jenlampton
Hosts
Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
April Sides - @weekbeforenext
Module of the Week
Chad’s Book Corner
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
If you are in a leadership role, this is essential reading. Get the most out of your team by challenging them directly and caring personally about each individual. Avoid pitfalls that head toward ruinous empathy, obnoxious aggression, or manipulative insincerity.
by Chad Hester @chadkhester www.chadkhester.com
News
April Sides is guest hosting Talking Drupal for the next four episodes. April is a Senior Developer at Lullabot, lead organizer of Drupal Camp Asheville, member of the Drupal Community Working Group Community Health Team, and member of the A11yTalks virtual meetup team.
Upcoming Camps
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