Coding + Development

Outline:

Composer is an open-source one stop shop tool for updating (or reverting) Drupal core, modules, and patches that will also manage all of their dependencies while also help improving your site...

Have you ever wanted to create a single Drupal instance that hosts multiple Microsites—without using the “Drupal multisite” paradigm? We wanted to allow content managers to create basic websites for...

“There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” - Phil Karlton

Everyone’s heard the adage, but when people share this bit of wisdom the aim is to usually...

(Title is a WIP)

Over the years, I've been shocked at the number of colleagues and fellow Drupal developers who don't use a debugging tool like Xdebug.  These developers have been 'var_dump'ing and...

Whether it is for re-using the same code or deploying a bug fix or just for better document management, one of the most important leaps any site builder will ever take in their path towards becoming a...

When leveling up as a developer, one of the most intimidating aspects often is using the command line interface, or CLI.  In fact, it might seem downright terrifying.  The reality is: If you can type,...

Preprocess functions are immensely powerful - but what ARE they, besides something that looks suspiciously like back-end code lurking in your theme?

While preprocess functions may not fall under...

Instead of adding a hook to your module, make it even easier and better to extend by using the Plugin API. Drupal 8 makes heavy use of plugins and this presentation will help you learn how to make use...

The ideal way of testing for website accessibility is human testing ... however there is rarely the budget to do that (except maybe for major releases). This is where testing tools come into the...