Talking Drupal

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Adam Bergstein, the project lead for SimplyTest.me. www.talkingdrupal.com/279 Topics Stephen - Review: Pi 400 running Ubuntu 20.10 Nic - Woodworking, T-Shirts John - Snow - Green Gatorade Adam - Progressinve Migrations, Trillium What is SimplyTest.me Service history Key features Usage statistics Limitations Fanancial support Backend architecture Technology partners Resources Review: Raspberry Pi 400 and Ubuntu Linux 20.10 Trillium SimplyTest.me Tugboat Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Adam Bergstein  @n3rdstein  www.nerdstein.net

This is a unique episode. We record our first quarterly content planning meeting. www.talkingdrupal.com/278 Topics Content Categories: Drupal news (weekly) Drupal Association (quarterly) Modules/Core/Initiatives/Problem Solving (monthly) Front/End Design (bi-monthly) Community / Business (Quarterly) Backend Coding (experimental - try) Non-Drupal specific web dev topics (monthly) Developer's Life (quarterly) Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

As our regular listeners know, we are Lando users and today we have the inventor, Mike Pirog, joining us to discuss where Lando is and where it’s going. www.talkingdrupal.com/277 Topics John - Sonos Stephen - Pi400 Nic - Woodworking Mike - Owl sighting What is Lando Who is using Lando Roadmap and release schedule Docker and Mac ARM version of Lando Acquia support How is Lando developed Supporting Lando Resources Tandem Lando Lando Sponsorship Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Mike Pirog  @pirogcommamike  lando.dev

Today we talk with Chad Hester about his advice for becoming a successful contractor. He has hired and worked with contractors throughout his career and now is one. This topic is close to us at Talking Drupal. www.talkingdrupal.com/276 Topics Stephen - Among Us Nic  - Basement Chad - Making drinks John - Chess Benefits and Challengess of being a contractor Exploring the idea Structuring your business Finding clients Marketting Contracts and rates Running a business Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Chad Hester  @chadkhester  www.chadkhester.com/  

This year has been so memorable, today we do a year in review. www.talkingdrupal.com/275 Topics John - Snow Nic - Shirt Stephen - 5G Covid-19 Drupal Technology At home favorites Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Today we take a look at the Recurring Events module with maintainer Owen Bush. www.talkingdrupal.com/274 Topics Nic - Winter Stephen - MySQL Percona 5.7 Update Owen - Volcaloid John - Wemo switch What is the Recurring Events module Use-cases Key Functionality Sub-modules Roadmap to RC1 Experience as maintainer Resources Vovaloid Recurring Events O.J.B Sound Cloud Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Owen Bush  www.obush.co.uk  

Looking forward to your upcoming projects in 2021, will it support multiple languages? Today we discuss things to keep in mind as you are planning your translation project. www.talkingdrupal.com/273 Topics Languages Translation Translation Tips Prototyping Challenges Things to Avoid Useful Modules Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #223, August 2019, Tim Lehnen, from the Drupal Association, joined us to talk about Drupal git Org moving to GitLab. A year and a half later Tim joins again to talk about project status and recent advancements. www.talkingdrupal.com/272 Topics Nic - Facemasks John - Everything Stephen - Teachers Tim - Shout out What is the Gitlab project? GitLab project status What is next? Biggest obstacles Next steps Resources Documentation Blog overview w/ demo vid Examples merge requests - Core, Contrib All Drupal merge request activity so far Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Tim Lehnen  @TimLehnen  www.drupal.org/u/hestenet  

This week we talk about an underutilized resource - Drupal User Groups www.talkingdrupal.com/271 Topics Nic - Index Stephen - NAS John - I got a tree Stories Meetups Beefits First experience How to find Resources DrupalCon Europe will only sustain if you show up for it 1Password on Linux NEDCamp Gear Drupal Community Events Drupal on Meetup SFDUG Boston Drupal User Group Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

We are fresh off of NEDCamp 2020, and today we reflect on it. www.talkingdrupal.com/270 Topics Stephen - Home Automation John - Website Nic - WSnow Blower Rick - Music production NEDCamp  history Camp format 2020 Team BoFs Technology How did it go Resources Flowte - Rick Hood on Sound Cloud NEDCamp Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Rick Hood  @rickhood  www.commonmedia.com

We have a VERY special guest today to talk about the considerations when automating your home. Thank you for joining us today, Nic Laflin. Nic mentioned home automation on many of his updates over the past few years, today we dig in a little more. www.talkingdrupal.com/269 Topics John - Drupal Swag Nic - Docker Image Prune Stephen - Glasses Major considerations Hubs Protocols Monitoring, control and automation Things to monitor Things to control Things to automate Resources Samsung Smart things Homeseer Hubitat Home Assistant Zigbee Zwave Nic's Home Automation Blog Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #67, circa 2014, we talked about the tools we use. Time to revisit this. www.talkingdrupal.com/268 Topics Operating Systems and Hardware Linux System 76 Mac Book Pro IDEs/Text Editors VS Code Vim Neo Vim (Stephen's preferred version ) Terminals Alacritty iTerm Terminal Browsers Firefox Firefox Facebook Container Local Development Lando Docker Issue Tracking Jira Wrike Trello Screenshots and Copy Paste Flycut CopyQ Flameshot Todo List Notecards Reminders Notepad Note Taking Standard Notes Paper GoodNotes Apps/Gedit - GNOME Wiki! Two Factor Authy Imprivata Entrust Duo Module Google Authenticator Password Management Bitwarden 1Password Enrichment Content Rich Roll Drive to Work Jono Bacon Newsletter Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Today we talk with the founder of Nubay a non-profit that is empowering other non-profits with Drupal. There is a narrative that Drupal 8 is for enterprise customers. Nubay is an example of how enterprise functionality benefits websites of all sizes. www.talkingdrupal.com/267 Topics Stephen - CSPAN John - Soap Nic - Ring Fit Dave - Hoel in one What is Nubay and history What does non-profit mean for Nubay Services the Nubay provides Volunteers Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Dave Tarrant   https://www.nubay.org  

Today we will speak about the different considerations when creating a custom theme. www.talkingdrupal.com/266 Topics John - new office Stephen - Peloton Nic - Standing desk Base Theme Building a theme CSS Framworks Web Components Deisgn Systems Admin Themes Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Today we talk with Jono Bacon about his book People Powered. Which discusses how communities can supercharge your business, brand, and teams. The book is full of resources to help you better your communities or start a community from the ground up. We are excited to talk in more detail with Jono about People Powered and communities in this day and age. www.talkingdrupal.com/265 Topics Stephen - back to school Nic - RFPs John- Update Book overview Quotes Impact of pandemic on communities Tips for building communities Why a book on community Open Source and Corporate Resources Jono Bacon on Triangulation Loom Jono Bacon Jono Webinars People Powered Book Club Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Jono Bacon  @jonobacon  www.jonobacon.com/  

Today we talk about YJS. Yjs is a conflict-free replicated data type (CRDT) implementation that exposes its internal data structure as shared types. I know you are wondering what I’m talking about. Fabian Franz from Tag1 joins us to talk about the possibility of bringing Google Docs like collaborative edits to Drupal. www.talkingdrupal.com/264 Topics Stephen - no Post John - new light Nic - Less noise Fabian - Caching Lab was accepted for Drupal EU What isa YJS How is YJS being used today A Drupal implementation Secutiry risks Next step to Drupal Resources How does ranked-choice voring work? Alternate Voting Explained John's Light Stephen's No Post YJS on Github Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Fabian Franz  @fabianfranz   www.tag1.com  

This week we talk about Birds of a Feather, in relation to the world of Drupal Conferences. www.talkingdrupal.com/263 Topics Stephen - Dryer Nic - Smart Meters John - Bike Path What is BOF Potential BOF topics Tips for participating in BOF Tips for leading a BOF Virtual BOF Bof Experiences Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In today’s show we discuss Jeff Geerling's recent blog post, Backwards Compatibility” While we announced this post on the last show, we’ve had time to digest it. We are talking about it today and a few other things. www.talkingdrupal.com/262 Topics John - new door Nic - Taskmasters Stephen - My hero People Powered Community feedback New England Drupal Camp Layout Building and Translation Backward Compatibility Resources Taskmasters People Powered New England Drupal Camp Did breaking backwards compatibility kill Drupal? Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

 As you can tell by the show title, today we are talking about Jeff Geerling and what better person could do that than Jeff himself. www.talkingdrupal.com/261 Topics Ansible 101 Series Books Drupal VM Jeff's health YouTube - growing channel Drupal 9 and the futre of Drupal Resources Jeff Geerling Ansible 101 Series Anisble for DevOps Ansible for Kubernetes The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary Did breaking backwards compatibility kill Drupal? Youtube Channel Livestream Setup   Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Jeff Geerling  @geerlingguy   www.jeffgeerling.com

One year, almost to the day, we recorded episode #224 with Shane Thomas and Grant Glidewell about Gatsby. Today we talk with Shane again about what is new with Gatsby’s integration with Drupal. www.talkingdrupal.com/260 Topics Move to Gatsby in February 2020 Gatsby 101 “Gatsby Live Preview & Incremental Builds” module Gatsby and Drupal Getting Started Resources Developer Tools Initiative - Part 6: Update on Merge Requests Drupal Association Board Elections, 2020 Gatsby Gatsby Live Preview & Incremental Builds Lando Druapl Gasby Hosts Stephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Guest Shane Thomas  @smthomas3  www.CodeKarate.com