Talking Drupal

In episode #223 we learn about GitLab and how Drupal.org is using it with Tim Lehnen. www.talkingdrupal.com/223 Topics How Drupal using git today What is gitlab? Features of gitlab are important to Drupal  What features are available today Were there other viable solutions, why was gitlab selected? Gitlab as a partner Project status Resources 31 days of Drupal Voting for the next community elected Director at large member of the Drupal Association board Fairvote Last Year's Results Guest Tim Lehnen  @TimLehnen www.drupal.org/u/hestenet Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #222 we talk with Kaleem Clarkson about Drupal Camps. www.talkingdrupal.com/222 Topics Drupal Event Organizers Working Group Group mission How it got started Current initiatives The biggest obstacles for camp organizers Status of COD Why should camps charge more? How people can help Resources Meet the candidates DrupalCamp Organizers Unite: Is it Time for Camp Organizers to Become an Official Working Group? Policies and procedures for banned individuals? Guest Kaleem Clarkson  @kaleemclarkson  kaleemclarkson.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In #221 we are live at Drupal GovCon talking with organizers Kirsten and Nina, John, Tim Lehnen, Leslie Glynn, Jacob Rockowitz and Kevin Thull. www.talkingdrupal.com/221

In episode #220 we learn about Acquia's open source product, BLT, from Mike Madison. www.talkingdrupal.com/220 Topics What is BLT? What is your involvement with BLT What type of project is it used for?  Size/Scope  What are the benefits of using BLT and similar tools As an  Acquia project, is BLT  tied to Acquia services What local tools are supported with BLT? Why is Lightning installed by default? Versioning with Drupal 8 How do you recommend someone gettings started? How many people work on BLT at Acquia  Resources Acquia BLT BLT on Github BLT 10 Guest Mike Madison  @mikemadison  mikemadison.net Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #219, Stephen, John and Nic talk about tech things they are interested in, Drupal and otherwise. www.talkingdrupal.com/219 Topics Show Transcripts Drupal Boston Meetup - Project Nights Gatsby Using composer to pull in custom project  iStat Menus Tome Lando - yarn and custom commands I switched to Linux, you can too Resources Otter.ai Lando Gatsby Drupal Lando Exclude “Turbo Mode” iStat Menu Tome Module   Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #218 we get an update on Backdrop, the Drupal fork, from Jen Lampton. www.talkingdrupal.com/218 Topics What is Backdrop and how did it get started. What is the target audience for Backdrop. What is the target websites for Backdrop, is it based on size or complexity. How do you position Backdrop as an alternative to Drupal, what are the benefits of moving from Drupal to Backdrop. Is there a migration process from Drupal 7. How does Drupal 7 EOL impact Backdrop. What has been most satisfying about co-foundering a project like Backdrop, and the most challendging? Resources Backdrop CMS Backdrop Forum Backdrop CMS Live Chat More resources Guest Jen Lampton  @jenlampton  www.backdropcms.org Hosts John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #217 we talk with the Diversity and Inclusion Group leadership. www.talkingdrupal.com/217 Topics Terms 101 What does the group do and how was it started? Funding Initiatives Speaker Diversity Initiative Drupal Association Membership Drupal Camps Resources Drupal Diversity & Inclusion website Dries Note Add slack channels #diversity-inclusion: Main channel #ddi-careers -- post jobs, look for jobs, discuss work and career issues in the Drupal-sphere!  #ddi-contrib-team -- learn how to contribute back to the Drupal project!  #ddi-session-help -- get feedback on sessions or proposals you have for camps and cons!  #ddi-europe -- have conversations with the European Drupal community about D&I issues! #ddi-media-club -- discuss books & other media related to d&i!  #ddi-chat -- converse with DDI folks about *all kinds* of topics, from politics to why your view isn’t working!  Drupal Camp Organizers slack: #community-diversity and #speaker-diversity What we’ve learned from seven years of working to make RC 50% women, trans, and non-binary Fundraising Jill Binder site Speaker Diversity Initiative Landing Page Registration open for Speaker Diversity Workshop, set for September 21 and 28, 2019  Guest Tara King  @sparklingrobots Marc Drummond @MarcDrummond Alanna Burke @aburke626 Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #216 with talk with Abby Bowman about Drupal for Government. The audio has some minor issues in this episode, but the content is great.  www.talkingdrupal.com/216 Topics Why Drupal is a good fit for Government? Benefits of using Drupal? Challenges with using Drupal? Areas where Drupal may not be a good fit? Challenges with Gov (in general)? Accessibility. Multilanguage and Security Drupal GovCon Resources Drupal GovCon Digital Gov - Community of Practices Guest Abigail Bowman  @abowmanr www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman/ Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #215 Jason Pamental joins us to talk about Component Based Theming. We also get an update from the Drupal Association with Tim Lehnen.  www.talkingdrupal.com/215 Topics CSS Layout: Subgrid lands in Firefox Nightly  What is component based theming? What problems is it trying to solve? Tools and technologies in play What is a component? What is the workflow? How is this integrated with the Drupal twig system? Does this impact the site build side of the project? Project by project decision or can be used for all projects?  Resources Jason’s website  Grids All the Way Down Brad Frost - Atomic Design Emulsify - Pattern Lab and Drupal Phase 2 - Particle  Ooomph Drupal 9 Webinar   Guest Jason Pamental  @jpamental  www.rwt.io Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #214 we revisit Layout Builder after our first impressions in March 2018. Kathy Beck, Senior UX Engineer from Oomph, joins us.  www.talkingdrupal.com/214 Topics Story - Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With the ‘Shutdown Ritual’ Current status of usage Where does layout builder fit into today's development process What about paragraphs What is good about Layout Builder Some struggles with Layout Builder Resource to learn  Supporting Modules  Resources Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With the ‘Shutdown Ritual’ Full Focus Planner Layouts Revisited with Tim Plunkett The new Layout Builder: Unleash the Power! Layout Builder: A paragraphs killer? Modules Layout Builder Restrictions Guest Kathy Beck oomph.is/kbeck @kbeck303 Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan