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Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 7min

Talking Drupal #342 - Acquia Code Studio

Today we are talking about Acquia Code Studio with Matthew Grasmick and Ron Northcutt. www.talkingDrupal.com/342 Topics What is Acquia Code Studio? Are merge requests something that can be done via the Acquia Dashboard? Can I make edits in the browser? Is it Acquia Cloud only? Can you use gitlab, github or bitbucket? How does testing work? Can it co exist with current dev tools? Can you add additional tools like sonarqube? Are there additional fees? Can existing customers use CS? Is there a local setup? Resources Storybook video Acquia Code Studio Acquia Cloud IDE Episode project browser Episode smart date Episode on storybook Episode on Drutiny Phpstan Gitlab Gitpod CSS properties Gitlab patch module https://git.drupalcode.org/issue/config_patch_gitlab_api-3259230 Mike Madison Register local machine as runner Clickable Demos Guests Matthew Grasmick - @grasmash Ron Northcutt - @rlnorthcutt Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Mike Anello - @ultimike MOTW Calendar View A lightweight module to display any Views results in a calendar table. Compatible with any View as it - should - respects exposed date filters (e.g. >=, <=, ‘between’…etc) and the default rendering of the results (e.g. display fields or as rendered entity).
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Apr 4, 2022 • 50min

Talking Drupal #341 - Mentoring at DrupalCon

Today we are talking about Mentoring at DrupalCon with AmyJune Hineline. www.talkingDrupal.com/341 Topics Mentoring at DrupalCon Why is mentoring important How can people help Why do people become mentors How does a mentor get started How does mentoring help the community Do mentors get contribution credits What is being done to convert periodic mentors to consistent mentors What makes you passionate about mentoring Discover Drupal Were there any lessons from virtual events that will persist to live events Resources Drupal Providence Video on Drupal.org Merge Requests Contributor guide Discover Drupal Project Browser Mentoring Open Social Mentoring at DrupalCon #mentoring in Drupal Slack Mentored Contribution is on Wednesday and Thursday Lunch Dinner Supper https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1535_questionanswer/page2.shtml https://www.dictionary.com/e/supper-vs-dinner/ https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/opinion/columnists/barb_bierman_batie/supper-vs-dinner-reveals-regional-mealtime-name-divide/article_e6b91f58-6c22-11e9-b253-e3df3da90082.html Guests AmyJune Hineline - @volkswagenchick Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Mike Anello - @ultimike MOTW Layout Builder Section Navigation Adds a new block available to layout builder that displays a list of anchor links for other components of the same section.
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Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 7min

Talking Drupal #340 - Storybook

Today we are talking about storybook with Randy Oest. www.talkingDrupal.com/340 Topics What is Storybook Why are component libraries so popular Difference between Storybook and Patternlab Why choose Storybook Useful Addons Docs Controls Accessibility Screen Size Figma Zeppelin Write your own Chromatic visual testing Integration with Drupal Headless environments Emulsify When would you not use Storybook Interesting use cases Chromatic (not the Drupal agency) Resources for getting started Resources Storybook Emulsify Mustache Security update Perimeter Stencil Storybook Tutorial Emulsify Guests Randy Oest - randyoest.com @amazingrando Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Mike Anello - drupaleasy.com @ultimike MOTW Perimeter Basic perimeter defence for a Drupal site. This module bans the IPs who send suspicious requests to the site. The concept is: if you have no business here, go away.
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Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 11min

Talking Drupal #339 - Smart Date

Today we are talking about Smart Date with Martin Anderson-Clutz www.talkingDrupal.com/339 Topics Why are dates in Drupal so complex How does Smart Date make things easier What inspired you to make Smart Date How has the community helped shape the evolution of Smart Date Are there other key features How is Smart Date’s approach to recurring events different from other modules How do you get started with Smart Date What if your site is using core Date field What modules does Smart Date work with Complex use cases When should you NOT use Smart Date Roadmap How can people help Resources Smart Date Recurring events episode 274 Date recur RNG Ticket SimplyTest.me Smart Date Calendar Kit Date augmenter api V4.0 Plan Smart Date Registration Kit Current Year in Thailand EPAM Careers Bookable Calendar Community events issue Webchick tweet Granularity issue Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu MOTW Inline Entity Form Provides a widget for inline management (creation, modification, removal) of referenced entities. The primary use case is the parent -> children one (product display -> products, order -> line items, etc.), where the child entities are never managed outside the parent form. Existing entities can also be referenced.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 47min

Talking Drupal #338 - Tailwind CSS

Today we are talking about Tailwind CSS with Oliver Davies. www.talkingDrupal.com/338 Topics Tailwind CSS Excitement about Tailwind Why someone would not be excited Benefits Advantages over bootstrap Using it with Drupal Learning the language Starter Kit Tailwind themes Older browsers Build Process Tailwind UI and paid plans Future of Tailwind Responsive Design Resources Tailwind CSS Tailwind CSS Starter Kit Drupal Project Oliver Davies CSS Utility Classes and “Separation of Concerns” Oliver’s Previous Shows https://talkingdrupal.com/175 https://talkingdrupal.com/204 https://www.facebook.com/intrepidnetwork/videos/1920856801321734/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzqFxNDLMIg Play with Tailwind CSS Tailwind UI - Component Library EPAM Solution Architect Job Posting US Canada Refactoring ui Tailwind CSS blog posts Tailwind CSS code repos Rebuilding Bartik with Tailwind CSS Talk: Taking Flight with Tailwind CSS Guests Oliver Davies - https://www.oliverdavies.uk @opdavies Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 10min

Talking Drupal #337 - Layout Paragraphs

Today we are talking about Layout Paragraphs with Justin Toupin. www.talkingDrupal.com/337 Topics Ukaine – https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/drupal-association-statement-of-support-for-ukraine Drupal 7 end of life What is Layout Paragraphs How it works Who it is for Current status Timeline for the project Why you worked on this Marketing and editorial staff need flexible tools Complex interfaces became the norm Content teams need to involve devs Layout paragraphs has been called an evolution of WYSIWYG Paragrpahs Comparison between Layout Paragraphs and Layout Builder Listener question from Steven – Is there a way to show the label of the paragraph type without needing to hover over the content on the edit screen What is next Mercury editor Getting started Headless Drupal Resources Drupal Association Drupal 7 end of life Layout Paragraphs Itamair Talking Drupal #327 - Layout Builder vs Paragraphs Mercury Editor Justin at Design for Drupal Guests Justin Toupin - aten.io @justin2pin Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu MOTW JSON:API Node Preview Tab Adds a tab to nodes that allows a quick preview of the node’s representation as JSON:API. If using this with a Chrome browser, we suggest using the JSONVue extension to improve the formatting, with the option enabled to format contents in frames.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 55min

Talking Drupal #336 - Discover Drupal

Today we are talking about Discover Drupal with Angie Sabin. www.talkingDrupal.com/336 Topics Drupal 10.0.0-alpha2 was tagged Describe Discover Drupal Importance of Discover Drupal Roles in DD Trainee Mentor Supporter Mentor’s responsibilities Time commitment Mentor Trainee Mentor application closed North America only and plans to expand Other ways to support the program Number of trainees Plans to join with EDU Resources Discover Drupal Gwendolyn Anello AmyJune Allison Manley Guests Angie Sabin - https://www.drupal.org/u/angiesabin Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu MOTW Search Overrides What the module does Allows editors to specify “featured results” for specific queries, using a capability built into modern versions of Apache Solr What versions are available 2.0.3, works with Drupal 8 and 9 What you like about the module and how you use it It provides an admin page for creating and managing overrides, but you can also create overrides and exclusions for a node while editing it What you like about the module and how you use it By default works with nodes, but can be configured to pull from a search Dependencies to thinks about Requires using Apache Solr for search
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Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 9min

Talking Drupal #335 - LocalGov

Today we are talking about LocalGov Drupal. www.talkingDrupal.com/335 Topics LocalGov description What a council is and how LocalGov helps Who it’s for Publicly owned asset How distributions reduce cost Layout Builder vs Paragraphs Headless / Decoupled Central gov.uk design system Drupal version Updating Roadmap How to help Resources LocalGov Drupal Main site Demo site, based off default install Documentation site Drupal project Github home Drupalcon talks Mark Conroy Theming Like a Pro - DrupalCon Europe 2021 Drupal Distributions - common challenges and solutions (Panel) Why UK councils chose LocalGov Drupal (and didn’t) | DrupalCon Theming for Distributions: Sub-theming Like a Pro | DrupalCon Distributed governance in a distribution for local government | DrupalCon Sociocracy explainer A very brief introduction to sociocracy | by Harri Kaloudis | Medium Sociocracy. The Operating System Of The New Economy Mark’s twitch stream on decoupled gatsby work Decoupled LGD Mark’s YouTube Council sites Westminster Croydon Lambeth Cumbria Bracknell Forest Gov.uk Design system Step by step component Slack channel (needs invite) Meetings and Public Google calendar (Or feel free to contact Will or Finn for invites) Admiral two ships sci fi reference? Guests Will Callaghan - localgovdrupal.org @willguv Finn Lewis - agile.coop @finnlewis Mark Conroy - annertech.com @markconroy Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Abby Bowman - www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman @abowmanr
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Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 21min

Talking Drupal #334 - Managing Drupal Teams in Government

Today we are talking about Leading a Drupal Team in Government with Abigail Bowman and Laura Larrimore. www.talkingDrupal.com/334 Topics John - Kids listening to show – Alexa and silly songs – Lando pantheon recipe Abby - Paper room craft – GOTW Pokemon Arceus Laura - Olympics Nic - Storybook FL Drupal Camp Abby’s Game of the Week Getting involved in management Current projects uspto.gov developer.uspto.gov atf.gov Uniqueness of government Building and maintaining a strong team Flexibility Onboarding Training Buy in from executives Managing changing expectations Resources Patent and Trademark Office API The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (pre-show) Edison AC/DC Movie: “The Current War” Paper craft kit Pokemon Legends: Arceus Menu patches More on Drupal in Gov with Abby: Episode216 Basics of government contracting USA Jobs Resume video Guests Laura Larrimore Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Abby Bowman - www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman @abowmanr MOTW Menu breadcrumb This module allows you to use the menu the current page belongs to for the breadcrumb, generating breadcrumbs from the titles of parent menus.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 14min

Talking Drupal #333 - Behat

Today we are talking about Behat with Chris Burgess. www.talkingDrupal.com/333 Topics Nic - Wordpress subtheme Abby - Wix site – Game of the Week Sable Chris - OSA Role appointment and suumer holidays John - Squid Games – Snow Description of Behat How it works Managing Expectations Where in the development cycle How to write tests for Behat Best Practices How far do you get out of the box? Favorite Addons Getting Started Resources Migrate Visualize module TFW you learn to graph Behat goodies: Common Drupal step definitions Additional Drupal step definitions Capture screenshots Mailhog for capturing emails Chrome driver without Selenium Read the docs! Behat docs Behat 2.5 docs while outdated may be an easier intro Drupal config & steps Demo Drupal project with Behat & Gitlab CI Guests Chris Burgess - https://chris.bur.gs @xurizaemon Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Abby Bowman - www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman @abowmanr MOTW SVG Image This module changes default image field widget and formatter to allow use SVG image with the standard Image field.

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