Talking Drupal

In episode #166 we review 8 tips for conducting code reviews like a human with Michael Lynch. www.talkingdrupal.com/166

• March 28th Security Release

• Overview of Code Review Like a Human

• Michel Lynch

• 8 Tips

  1. Settle style arguments with a style guide
  2. Let computers do the boring parts
  3. Be generous with code examples
  4. Never say "you"
  5. Frame feedback as requests, not commands
  6. Offer sincere praise
  7. Aim to bring the code up a letter grade or two
  8. Handle stalemates proactively

Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-002

Can We Code Without Comments?

How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human

Slide Deck

Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Michael Lynch - https://mtlynch.io/ - @deliberatecoder

In episode 165 we re-unite with former co-host Jason Pamental to talk about front end development. www.talkingdrupal.com/165

• CSS Grid
• Variable Fonts
• Firefox Dev Tools
• CSS Custom Properties & Calculations

Rachel Andrew's

Jen Simmons' Layout Land YouTube channel

Microsoft Variable Font Demo Site

Axis-Praxis.org

V-Fonts

My Codepen Demos

Variable Font and Future of Web Design Presentation

Typography demo

Lea Verou - talk on CSS variables

Mozilla grid inspector docs

Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Jason Pamental - www.isovera.com @jpamental

In the episode we discuss using third party email services for outbound transactional emails. www.talkingdrupal.com/164

• Drupal PSA

• Drupal as bad as Sharepoint?

• Types of outbound e-mail

• Email Services

• Mandril

• SendGrid

PSA-2018-001

Developer Survey Results 2018

Why is Drupal now the second most hated platform behind SharePoint?

Transactional Email: The 7 Best Services to Send 1000s of Emails Daily

Mandril

SendGrid

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicx

In this episode we share our first impressions of Drupal 8.5 experimental module Layout Builder. www.talkingdrupal.com/163

Topics

• Experimental module

• Lacking good documentation and examples to get you started

• Installation

  • Requires Layout Discovery

• All or nothing

• Layout scope - Content type or Node

• Observations and issues

• Replacement of Panels?

- https://dri.es/an-update-on-the-layout-initiative-for-drupal-8-4-8-5

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicx

In episode #162 we talk about Project Management tools we use. www.talkingdrupal.com/162

• News
• • Drupal 8.5 released
  • Drush sanitize issue
• Types of PM tools
• Basecamp
• Jira
• Redmine
• Rally
• Trello
• Asana
• HipChat
• Slack
• Notebook (yes)
• OmniFocus
• Email
• Timetracking

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicx

In episode #161 we talk about HTTPS! www.talkingdrupa.com/161

Upcoming Events

• NERD Summit March 17 & 18 - Western MA
• DrupalCon Session Announced - John Presenting on Lingotek

Patching Core

• Composer Patches

HTTPS

• What is https and why does it exist
• Recent histry with HTTPS
• Securing your webste with HTTPS
• Forcing HTTPS
• HSTS

Secure Pages

HSTS

Nerd Summit

DrupalCon Nashville

Composer Patches

Blog - A Secure web is here to stay

Google Starts Giving A Ranking Boost to Secure HTTPS/SSL Sites

Let's Encrypt

Cert Signing Request

HSTS Preload Request Form

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicx

In episode #160 we discuss the Config Split module. www.talkingdrupal.com/160

• Dries post January 2 “More blogging and less social media” - www.dri.ex
• Config Management Initiative - https://groups.drupal.org/build-systems-change-management/cmi
• Configuration Split = https://www.drupal.org/project/config_split

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #159 we discuss a baker's dozen of helpful modules. www.talkingdrupal.com/159

TOPICS:

Flippy - Version: 7. Created pager to move Next/Prev through nodes

Simplify Menu Version: 8. Allows for easier manipulation of menus in twig templates.

Coffee Version: 7/8. Helps navigate the admin faster

Content LockVersion: 7/8. Prevent two users from editing same content, prevent user from navigating away from content edit by mistake

Shield Version: 7/8. Places an easily configurable htaccess password on your site

Admin ToolbarVersion: 8 or (admin menu for 7). Provides drop downs for the admin toolbar

Environment IndicatorVersion: 7/8. Allows you to change color of admin bar based on environment. Prevent confusion of which environment someone is working in, ie. green for DEV, yellow for TEST and RED for live.

Video Embed Field Version: 7/8. Easier to embed videos by copying url?

Responsive Menu Version: 7/8. Build an easy mobile nav

Block Class Version: 7/8. Add a class to the block through the UI

Configuration Split Version: 8. Allows for separate environments for deployment

Role Assign Version: 7/8. Allows better role/user management

ReCaptcha Version: 7/8. Implements ReCaptcha

HOSTS:

Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #158 we discuss using Docker for local Drupal Development. www.talkingdrupal.com/158

TOPICS:

• Call for DrupalCon Sessions Extended

• Drupal 8.5 out March 7th
• What is Docker
• Contaniers
• Docker and Vagrant
• Getting Started with Docker
• Use Cases

RESOURCES:

Drupal Con Sessions

Drupal 8.5

What is Docker What is a Container Nic's NEDCamp Docker Presentation "Docker and Drupal"

The docker Book

HOSTS:

Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Stephen, John and Nic are back in 2018. In episode #157, we reflect on 2017 and look forward to 2018 www.talkingdrupal.com/157

• Welcome Back
• Talking Drupal break in 2017
• Drupal Highlights from 2017
  • Drupal 8 Momentum
  • Drupal 8.3
  • Drupal 8.4
  • Big Pipe
  • Composer
  • Drupal Commerce 2.0
  • Config Split
  • Whitehouse.gov
  • Meltdown and Spectre
• Drupal 2018
  • Linux Desktop for a daily driver
  • DrupalCon - Will Stephen and Nic attend
  • Wearables - Apple Watch
  • New England Drupal Camp
  • A bad idea - changing the number scheme for Talking Drupal

Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi