Hi, I'm Reuben, the Ringmaster of Mobile Atom Media and Code (https://www.mobileatom.net/). Symfony Station (https://symfonystation.mobileatom.net/) is my latest venture. I moderate the Symfony magazine here (https://kbin.social/m/Symfony) and created the Symfony Universe Collection. (https://kbin.social/u/symfonystation/c/SymfonyUniverse)
A graduate of the Univ. of Georgia and an MA graduate of Georgia State, I live in Orlando. My full-stack developer certification is from the Univ. of Central Florida.
User-configurable settings in Symfony applications with jbtronics/settings-bundle (Part 2): Forms (dev.to)
After the first blog post of this series explained the basic concepts of the settings-bundle, this...
NativePHP Windows Builds are Here - Laravel News (laravel-news.com)
Windows support for NativePHP was announced this mean, which means that you can now build applications for the Windows platform.
Best Drupalcon Portland 2024 sessions to learn Drupal (www.drupal.org)
I have gone through all the Drupalcon sessions in Portland and selected those that I think are perfect for someone learning Drupal. Here is the result. NOTE: Did I miss anything that you think it should be highlighted here? Please let me know 😊.
Properly restart Opcache after deployment (tideways.com)
When you are deploying code to a server and not with containers then it is critical to know how to properly restart Opcache. Why? Opcache never throws old files out of the cache. Therefore, if a new version is deployed in a completely new directory, all files from the old version will remain in the [...]
How to create a partial date field in Drupal (i.e. Year & Month without Day) | Debug Academy (debugacademy.com)
One of Drupal's main strengths is its data modeling. But sometimes choosing the appropriate field type comes with a form widget that isn't what we're looking for. For example, using a Date field results in the form displaying a date "widget" (form input) which includes a full date consisting of a day, month, and year, and...
Drupal 7 vs. Drupal 10: An Objective Visual Comparison of Some Popular Website Features (imagexmedia.com)
Authored by: Nadiia Nykolaichuk. Drupal 7 was released 13 years ago, during the Jurassic period in the world of modern software. However, as of April 2024, there are 322,700+ websites officially listed on drupal.org as still running on Drupal 7, which sadly makes it the #1 installed Drupal major core version but, luckily, this...
How We Broke up Complex Drupal Webforms to Improve the User Experience (capellic.com)
Legal forms are often challenging to understand and fill-out. Breaking them into manageable chunks was essential for end users and content editors.
Which Page Builder is Best? Drupal vs WordPress vs Webflow (evolvingweb.com)
We hosted a Landing Page Builder Battle at EvolveDrupal Atlanta! See what you missed in this practical guide. Explore the pros and cons of Drupal, WordPress, and Webflow tools for creating web content.
Drupal API Client 1.0 Release - brianperry.dev (brianperry.dev)
The 1.0 release of the Drupal API Client includes a fully functional JSON:API client and completes our commitment as a result of funding from the 'Pitch-burgh' innovation contest.
Polishing Drupal’s Admin UI | Herchel.com (herchel.com)
Have you noticed sometimes after a website loads, elements can pop in and push everything else around? This pet peeve of mine is known as “jank”, and it annoys the hell out of me.
SymfonyOnline June 2024: Need for Speed: Removing speed bumps from your projects (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Speed up your API Platform apps with Łukasz Chruściel! Learn to identify and fix common pitfalls for optimal performance in this insightful session
Understanding What Drupal Editors and Authors Need (www.lullabot.com)
To validate changes to Drupal’s administration menus and user interface, we employed various types of usability testing, we ran card sorting exercises, a survey, and several rounds of user testing.
Deep Diving PHP Security | php[architect] (www.phparch.com)
Bad news first, php[tek] 2024 is over. Good news, you don’t have to listen to us talk about php[tek] 2024 as much anymore. php[tek] 2025, however, is just around the corner, and there is no time like the present to put the bug in your supervisor’s ear about attending.
Add the new Navigation to core as an Experimental module (www.drupal.org)
Problem/Motivation Add a new Administrative Navigation Toolbar in core being current worked in the Navigation contrib module after proposing [#3364258]. Proposed resolution Add the new Navigation Toolbar in core as beta. The Roadmap to Stable can be found at [#3421969]. We tested and validated a left, vertical toolbar because it...
Implementation Of Open Social Distribution On A Local Server In Drupal (www.lnwebworks.com)
Open Social, a tool within the Drupal community, is actually quite valuable for creating social platforms. It's user-friendly, flexible, and well-supported, making it perfect for setting up social networks, whether they're for internal company use or for the public. With features like user profiles, activity feeds, group...
SymfonyLive Berlin 2024: Strict PHP (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Discover how PHP's flexibility suits beginners, yet reliance on it can lead to complex code. Alexander M. Turek shares how strict programming aids PHP app maintenance.
Sortie de API Platform 3.3 | Les-Tilleuls.coop (les-tilleuls.coop)
Découvrez les nouvelles fonctionnalités et lots d'améliorations qu'apporte la version 3.3 du framework API Platform.
MySQL 8.0: Prepare your old Drupal (community.ovh.com)
Post en français ici. TL;DR: Older versions of Drupal does not work with MySQL 8.0. Update now. Brace yourself, MySQL 8.0 is coming soon on the databases delivered with your web hostings, also called "SharedSQL" (more info soon). After my post on old Wordpress, this one is about old Drupal. Issue Whether you installed it...
How to convince your team to migrate your Drupal 7 website to Drupal 10 (www.specbee.com)
You’re convinced but not sure how to talk to your team (or boss) about the significance of this Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 migration? Look no further because we’ve just made it easy for you in this article.
Fix PHP 8.4 deprecation: Implicitly marking parameter as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead (dev.to)
PHP 8.4 will be released in November 2024, but the list of new features and deprecated features is...
From Drupal's Roots to Aiven's Branches: Angie Byron's Tech Journey (www.thedroptimes.com)
Angie Byron, Community Director at Aiven and former Drupal Core Co-Maintainer, shares insights on her journey in tech. This interview explores her transition from Google Summer of Code participant to Drupal Product Manager, her advocacy for diversity in tech, and her work in fostering community collaboration.