Talking Drupal Newsletter #443
#443 Violinist.io
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.
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 violinist and dependabot
What are the major differences in plans
Who is the ideal user
Can you self host
Can this help with Drupal 11 readiness
Complementary tools
Notable users
Why did you start this
What is it like using Drupal for a SAAS
Is it open source
Pros and cons of open source for a SAAS
How can the community support
What is on the roadmap
Resources
Guests
Eirik Morland - violinist.io eiriksm
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Anna Mykhailova - kalamuna.com amykhailova
Module of the Week
with Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu
This episode is sponsored by
Skills Upgrade #4
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 module: field_example. New RGB field type with formatter and widgets. Focus on stuff in field_example/src/Plugin/Field
Background info on Plugins: https://www.drupal.org/docs/drupal-apis/plugin-api
Focus on the following sections:
Resources
Chad's Drupal 10 Learning Curriclum & Journal
Chad's Drupal 10 Learning Notes
The Linux Foundation is offering a discount of 30% off e-learning courses, certifications and bundles with the code, all uppercase DRUPAL24 and that is good until June 5th
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification-catalog/
Hosts
AmyJune Hineline - @volkswagenchick
Guests
Chad Hester - chadkhester.com @chadkhest
Mike Anello - DrupalEasy.com @ultimike
Upcoming Episodes
#445 Drupal Bounty Program with Alex Moreno Lopez. Recording April 2.
#446 Test Driven Development with Alexey Korepov. Recording April 9.
#447 Drupal Single Sign On with Tim Lehnen. Recording April 16.
#448 Matt's show. Recording April 23.
Submit your questions on the #TalkingDrupal channel on Drupal Slack or @TaklingDrupal on Twitter, @TalkingDrupal@Drupal.Community on Mastodon.
5 Questions with Anna Mykhailova
ANNA is our guest host for episodes 441 thru 444.
Kalamuna's Director of Technology, Anna, has over 10 years of web development experience with an affinity for Drupal. As an Acquia Triple Certified Drupal Expert, she is known for transforming impossible tasks into victories. Anna’s thirst for knowledge keeps her at the forefront of her field, perpetually honing her development skills and expanding her technical repertoire.
What are your five non-core must-have Drupal modules?
Pathauto
Admin Toolbar
Redirect
Metatag
Rabbit Hole
What was your first programming language, and what did you do with it?
Turbo Pascal - drew very basic animations and graphics, I was 6!
What was your career before Drupal?
I was running my own game company and was acting as an artist and animator there.
Tell us about your pets?
I have a dog named after a cat ;) he is a labradoodle and his name is Simba.
Plain or peanut M&M?
Peanut of course :)
Contact Anna @amykhailova on Drupal Slack.
Skills Upgrade: Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 - a community story
by John Picozzi
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
In my mind, the above quote distills the Drupal Community down to one sentence and perfectly describes its mission. Many in the community also use “Come for the code, stay for the community” to highlight that Drupal is more than just open-source software; it’s a community of committed citizens focused on helping each other, growing skills, and developing world-changing open-source software. As many are aware, Drupal 7 will reach end-of-life (EOL) at the end of this year. Many are working to move their sites to Drupal 10, while others are looking to “Level Up” their skills to work with the latest and greatest Drupal version. This story highlights the journey of one developer and how we as a community came together to help him (and hopefully many others) achieve Drupal 10 readiness.
Continue Reading at Drupal.org
Minifigure of the Week
by Nic Laflin
71045-9
This week I would like to share 71045-9 Harpy! This is the 9th minifigure in the 25th series of collectible minifigures. Released in 2024, the top knot and printing on this figure is great!
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