We have fantastic news to share! Drupal developer, Viktor Tamas, has recently passed the Acquia Certified Site Builder exam for Drupal 10. This achievement is a testament to our team's commitment to learning, strengthening our capabilities while providing great promise for our clients.
NixOS on the server is a thing of beauty (check out my last blog post about Hosting Websites on NixOS), but after my Arch installation crapped out, I decided to take it further and also use it on my laptop as a daily driver.
Even though I was aware of the vast number of packages in the Nix repositories, I was still pleasantly surprised to find that almost all of my daily tools were available directly in the stable repository. Even Steam is just one line of configuration away!
However, a crucial work tool of mine, DDEV, was missing from the repositories. DDEV is a tool designed for launching local web development environments for PHP, Node.js and Python projects.
With a bit of help from a savvy individual named kraftnix in the Jupiter Broadcasting Nix Nerds matrix group, I was able to create a buildable package of ddev on Nix.
Automated testing is the process of creating and implementing code to decrease the manual human effort needed during software testing. This vital approach plays a crucial role in modern software development, where specialized tools and scripts are used to execute test cases, validate functionality, and identify potential issues. By automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, significantly reduces the manual effort required, enabling testers to concentrate on more critical aspects of the testing process. Embracing automated testing enhances efficiency, accelerates the development lifecycle, and ensures consistent and reliable results across various environments and platforms.
What if a single solution could make website UI components perfectly organized, easily reusable across projects, consistent throughout web pages, and more? With Single Directory Components (SDC), the shining star in the newly released Drupal 10.1, all of this is possible. Since launching six months after the release of Drupal 10, it’s been in the spotlight and has had many talking about how it should transform front-end development from the ground up.
If you’ve been on vacation or heads-down on summer projects and have been meaning to ramp up your module development skills, there is still time to register for the Lite version of the Summer 2023 session of Professional Module Development, DrupalEasy's newest long-form, best-practice focused, professional Drupal development course.
James Shields, who completed the Winter session earlier this year describes the PMD as “A fantastic course covering some really advanced stuff. If you understand the principles of Drupal, but want to move forward to deal with advanced development topics, this is a good place to start.” The deadline to register for the Lite version of the upcoming session is August 18th.
The Lite version of the Professional Module Development course, which begins on August 22, runs as a subset of three of the five sections of the Full version of the program. The Lite version includes approximately 60 hours of curriculum and live instruction, along with all the super-rich DrupalEasy learning resources and access to the lively DrupalEasy Learning Community.
The select curriculum for the Lite version is designed for those who don't require the full menu of topics, focusing on the core module development aspects of the class, including custom modules, creating plugin types and tests, and using several APIs. Lite Professional Module Development is $2,500.
Reviews of the course are in, and are gratifying, especially those that recognize the advantages of our training style, like Mark Colebank’s comments: “DrupalEasy provides excellent training courses for learning Drupal development. Mike is a patient teacher who is very concerned that his students master the subject. He goes the extra mile to answer questions, spend extra time with students to help them work through problems and provides quality reference materials. I would highly recommend DrupalEasy for anyone wanting to learn how to do Drupal development.”
You can register for the Lite version anytime before and up to August 18th. If you have any questions about the course, or would like to discuss whether it might be right for you, contact us.