Journalism, in essence, is the job of painting a picture in the readers’ minds. Unlike actual painting, we don’t use colours. Instead, languages, words and letters fill our palette. We use it to report the facts that lie before us to a broader audience. The process of creating a news story is indeed complex. It requires us to go through layers of verification, self-doubt and delivering near-perfect write-ups within the deadline. If the work fails to entice pleasure or provide enjoyment, it becomes a meaningless burden.
At TheDropTimes (TDT), our journalistic work revolves around Drupal. Day in and day out, we fix our eyes on Drupal-related developments around the globe. We know there is a thriving community waiting for more news about Drupal. That’s the first stimulus of pleasure in reporting—Drupal is not just software. Drupal is a microcosm of human endeavour. The Free and Open-Source platform stands in the middle, surrounded by an ecosystem relentlessly working to improve it. The freedom that Drupal hands down to its users is yet another pleasure trigger. Who in the world dislikes space? Liberty opens the skies and lets magic rain. The same is happening with Drupal. In short, though reflecting upon the jargon-rich Drupal is a challenge for the soft-hearted, it gives us meaningful pleasure—the pleasure of reporting Drupal.
Check out the hand-picked stories from the past week:
To start with, TDT has launched a new series of blogs on its behind-the-scene tales. The first of the series, written by Vimal Joseph, throws light on the technology that powers TDT. Read how Drupal and Thunder distribution light up TheDropTimes.
Dries Buytaert, Drupal’s founder, has published a new blog post about the evolution of Drupal’s composability. This article introduces the readers to Dries’ blog and points out how Drupal will provide an ‘App-Store’ like experience. Dries’ earlier blog post was a myth-buster questioning the assertion that Static Site generators are faster than Content Management Systems.
To know about the automation of an e-commerce order on Drupal, read our take on the blog published by ComputerMinds. This article will be helpful for anyone interested in ‘Microsites’ developed by LocalGov Drupal and its ability to handle multiple sites. Also, see why Danny Bluestone thinks Drupal is the best enterprise choice.
The Drop Times is now a media partner for upcoming events like the Stanford WebCamp, Drupal Developer Days, Vienna and DrupalCamp Ruhr.
Drupal4Gov is hosting an in-person half-day event on the 18th. DrupalJam has opened the call for speakers. Drupal Diversity and Inclusion Camp dates are declared. The Melbourne Drupal Group is organizing another meetup on 13 April 2023. Florida DrupalCamp organizers have announced the dates for the 2024 edition of the camp.
Please read the article about Drupal Associations’ call to find community at DrupalCon Pittsburgh. Drupal Swag Shop is pursuing promoting sustainability through its products.
SpecBee’s new blog post offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding display modes and their applications in Drupal. To clear any doubts regarding adding a JavaScript Library to an Emulsify component, refer to this tutorial. Any Drupal developer who wants to take their skills to the next level must not miss this online training scheduled on the 11th. A11yTalks has announced its upcoming meetup on 12 April 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT. The topic of the meetup is ‘Shifting Left: How CMS Accessibility Can Help.’
Global digital transformation services and product engineering company, EPAM, has been named a Top IT Sourcing Vendor in the Nordics by the independent research organization Whitelane Research. The Australian Web Industry Association has declared the finalists for the Australian Web Awards 2023. Morpht and other Drupal-based service providers have secured a place in the final list. Read the article to know more about the awards and the finalists.
A group of developers seeks responses from the Drupal community regarding the Field UI. Don’t forget to fill it out and help them improve Field UI’s performance.
Sincerely,
Thomas Alias K.
Sub-Editor