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Talking Drupal is a weekly chat about web design and development by a group a guys with one thing in common, we love Drupal. With hosts Stephen Cross, John Picozzi and Nic Laflin.
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 1min
Talking Drupal #384 - The Drop Times
Today we are talking about The Drop Times with Anoop John. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/384 Topics Tell us about the Drop Times Tell us a bit about yourself Getting involved with Drupal People behind Drop Times Mission of the Drop Times Content source Current audience Attribution issues How has the beginning been Funding Roadmap Non-profit Contribution of content How can we help Resources DrupalCon Global 2020: Mind-blowing content planning in native Drupal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqb7cJgovY https://bit.ly/drupal-community-vision John’s Winning Meme Five for the Future The Drop Times Contribute Form The Drop Times Handles https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-drop-times https://twitter.com/thedroptimes Non-Code Contribution: Using your passion and skills to power open source. Guests Anoop John - zyxware.com @anoopjohn Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Katherine Druckman - katherinedruckman.com @katherined MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Content Planner Helps you to create, plan and manage content. It offers a dashboard, a content calendar and a todo list.

Jan 23, 2023 • 1h 2min
Talking Drupal #383 - Programming the Physical World
Today we are talking about Programming the Physical World with Stephen Cross. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/383 Topics What is meant by Programming in the Physical World How do people interact How are we focusing today’s topic What is a Microcontroller What would you not use a microcontroller for How do they get programmed and what language How do you contain the device Do you need to solder How does this relate to Drupal What have you used it for in the past Where should I get started Resources Dries blog that mentions Alexa module (includes a video) DrupalCon Seattle session: Hello Alexa, I’m Drupal Raspberry Pi Pico Thonny Bread Board Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Stephen Cross - www.StephenCross.com @stephencross MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Alexa Currently provides only a basic integration, for a developer to create a customized handler module to implement the specific functionality they need. An alexa_demo submodule provides a reference.

Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 5min
Talking Drupal #382 - Automated A11y Testing with Nightwatch
Today we are talking about A11y Test Automation with Nightwatch with Daniel Mundra and Ben Mullins. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/382 Topics What is Nightwatch Integration with Drupal Dev workflow How long part of Drupal core testing Type of a11y testing How does it save time How often do you run Recommendation on types of projects Cypress Contrib adoption Exceptions and false positives Resources Resources Whoops library Accessibility testing progress in Drupal core: https://www.drupal.org/project/drupalci/issues/2857808 https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3293469 Nightwatch testing Talking Drupal #364- Cypress Previous accessibility discussions: Talking Drupal #371 - WebOps Enabled Accessibility Talking Drupal #350 - Accessibility Scanning & Testing Pa11y Axe Guests Ben Mullins - www.drupal.org/u/bnjmnm Daniel Mundra - danielmundra.com Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Stephen Cross - www.StephenCross.com @stephencross MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Whoops Integrates a library to show detailed error reporting for better debugging.

Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 8min
Talking Drupal #381 - A Modular Web with Sam Bhagwat
This is episode #381 A Modular Web with Sam Bhagwat. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/381 Topics Gatsby Founding Gatsby Modular: The Web’s New Architecture When did you decide to write the book Key tech changes over time What is the Modular Web Successful architecture Is it similar to serverless Challenges Drupal focused companies and modularity Advice on transitioning Drupal 2023 and Gatsby Staying competitive in JS Kindle Book Resources Modular: The Web’s New Architecture: (And How It’s Changing Online Business) gatsby-plugin-drupal-i18next Gatsby and Drupal (224, 260) https://talkingdrupal.com/224 https://talkingdrupal.com/260 The Website Owners Manual by Paul Boag tc39 Gatsby: The reactive site generator (and a live demo tour of how we got here) Guests Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Stephen Cross - www.StephenCross.com @stephencross MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Decoupled Interface Translations Allows a headless application to use Drupal-managed interface translations.

Dec 26, 2022 • 56min
Talking Drupal #379 - The EOWG
Today we are talking about The Drupal Event Organizers Working Group with Avi Schwab. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/379 Topics What is the EOWG How was it formed What are some of the initiatives How does the EOWG support Drupal Events How is the EOWG different from the Contrib Events Community Initiative What is planned for 2023 How do you get involved Becoming a board member Drupalcon Midcamp Resources Event Organizers Working Group EOWG Initiatives First Talking Drupal on EOWG Event Platform https://talkingdrupal.com/365 https://www.drupal.org/project/event_platform Organizing a DrupalCamp Guests Avi Schwab - froboy.org @froboy@mastodon.online Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Leslie Glynn - redfinsolutions.com @leslieglynn MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Previous/Next API Provides a performant way to define a sequence of content.

Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 54min
Talking Drupal #380 - Happy New Year
Today we share interviews conducted at NEDCamp in November 2022. This is an audio only episode. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com380 Topics / Guests John Picozzi Shane Thomas Donna Bungard Chris Wells Jacob Rockowitz Leslie Glynn Mike Anello Mike Miles Nic Laflin Hosts Stephen Cross @stephencross MOTW with Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Bookable Calendar Module https://www.drupal.org/project/bookable_calendar A very easy to use Bookable Calendar module. Whether you’re giving lessons and want your students to be able to book a lesson or a business trying to stagger traffic into your building, this module aims to get you up and running as fast as possible.

Dec 19, 2022 • 1h 7min
Talking Drupal #378 - Acquia’s Drupal Acceleration Team
Today we are talking about Acquia’s Drupal Acceleration Team with Tim Plunkett. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/378 Topics What is the Drupal Acceleration Team (DAT) Responsibilities Previous releases Office of the CTO - OCTO How big is the team Direction Priorities for new releases Dries’ involvement Contribution % What are you working on now Something you wish you were working on R&D Planning 2-5 years Getting involved Resources Acquia’s Drupal Acceleration Team Ideas queue Guests Tim Plunkett - @timplunkett Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Leslie Glynn - redfinsolutions.com @leslieglynn MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Keysave Adds Javascript to allow editors and admins to save an entity or config using command-s or control-s instead of clicking on the submit button.

Dec 12, 2022 • 50min
Talking Drupal #377 - Drupal State
Today we are talking about the Drupal State module with Brian Perry. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/377 Topics NedCamp Drupal State Module Who is involved Drupal State - a module without a release NPM Decoupled menus What problem does this solve How is this different from GraphQl In production Roadmap Getting involved Which front-end Individual Drupal ecosystems like commerce Evaluating JS Frameworks Stability Resources Vite Snowflakes Guests Brian Perry - Brianperry.dev @bricomedy Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Leslie Glynn - redfinsolutions.com @leslieglynn MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Christmas Snow Adds a Javascript snow effect to your website.

Dec 5, 2022 • 1h 10min
Talking Drupal #376 - Burnout
Today we are talking about Burnout with Jono Bacon. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/376 Topics What is burnout Why is it so important to you Have you suffered from burnout Do different professions have different rates of burnout Is it individual or teams / projects / community oriented Is it only mental or can it be physical What contributes to burnout as a contributor or maintainer What can prevent burnout How do you recover First episode was Talking Drupal #265 Helping communities Signs to watch out for What is next Resources Ryan holiday book Obstacle is the way Talking Drupal #374 - Neurodiversity Talking Drupal #265 - People Powered Project Browser module Beta2 release Project Browser Strategic Initiative Guests Jono Bacon - www.jonobacon.com @jonobacon Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Leslie Glynn - @leslieglynn MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Token The Token module provides a centralized API for text substitution. Since Drupal 7 some Token support is built into core, but the module provides common and reusable token UI elements and missing core tokens.

Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 9min
Talking Drupal #375 - Being A Creative Director
Today we are talking about Being a Creative Director with Randy Oest. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/375 Topics What is a Creative Director? How is being a CD at a technical company different? Do Drupal CD’s need additional skills? Sometimes things get lost in translation between design and development how do you bridge that gap? How do you mentor? How do you interview for creative positions? Do you hire developers too? Optimal makeup for a team. Guiding the Four Kitchen’s team Inpiration Resources NEDCamp Videos Bits and Mortar WTI Yale Sanity PenPot Quant-Ux Four Kitchens Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Randy Oest - randyoest.com @amazingrando MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu ECA ECA is a powerful, versatile, and user-friendly rules engine for Drupal 9+. The core module is a processor that validates and executes event-condition-action plugins. Integrated with graphical user interfaces like BPMN.iO, Camunda, ECA Core Modeller or other possible future modellers, ECA is a robust system for building conditionally triggered action sets.