Sun, 29 November 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesExamples merge requests - Core, Contrib All Drupal merge request activity so far HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestTim Lehnen @TimLehnen www.drupal.org/u/hestenet
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Sun, 22 November 2020
This week we talk about an underutilized resource - Drupal User Groups Topics
ResourcesDrupalCon Europe will only sustain if you show up for it HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Wed, 11 November 2020
We are fresh off of NEDCamp 2020, and today we reflect on it. Topics
ResourcesFlowte - Rick Hood on Sound Cloud HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestRick Hood @rickhood www.commonmedia.com |
Wed, 4 November 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Tue, 27 October 2020
In episode #67, circa 2014, we talked about the tools we use. Time to revisit this. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Sun, 25 October 2020
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. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestDave Tarrant https://www.nubay.org
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Tue, 20 October 2020
Today we will speak about the different considerations when creating a custom theme. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Wed, 7 October 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestJono Bacon @jonobacon www.jonobacon.com/
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Tue, 6 October 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestFabian Franz @fabianfranz www.tag1.com
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Wed, 30 September 2020
This week we talk about Birds of a Feather, in relation to the world of Drupal Conferences. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Mon, 31 August 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesDid breaking backwards compatibility kill Drupal? HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Thu, 27 August 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesThe Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary Did breaking backwards compatibility kill Drupal?
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestJeff Geerling @geerlingguy www.jeffgeerling.com |
Thu, 20 August 2020
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. Topics
ResourcesDeveloper Tools Initiative - Part 6: Update on Merge Requests Drupal Association Board Elections, 2020 Gatsby Live Preview & Incremental Builds HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestShane Thomas @smthomas3 www.CodeKarate.com |
Thu, 13 August 2020
Drupal 9 is out, while most commonly used modules are ready or will be soon, what about those modules that haven’t been maintained in a few years? In comes the Maintainers Support Project. We have Damien McKenna and Greg Boggs joining us to tell us all about it. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestDamien McKenna @DamienMcKenna drupal.org/u/damienmckenna Greg Boggs @gregory_boggs www.gregboggs.com
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Tue, 4 August 2020
Today we learn about how we reply to RFP’s and whether we can host a show without Stephen. Topics
HostsJohn Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Mon, 3 August 2020
Today we learn about Kubernetes. What it is, how it’s used and why we should care about it. We are joined by Michael and Toby from amazee.io to explain this all.. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestMichael Schmid @schnitzel www.amazee.io Toby Bellwood @tobybellwood www.amazee.io
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Thu, 23 July 2020
Today is all about DrupalCon Global. Topics
ResourcesSan Francisco Drupal User Group - Voting API Talk HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Thu, 23 July 2020
While most of our shows focus on one topic, every now and again we have a show where we chat about various topics. This is one of those, and they are our favorites. Topics
ResourcesDJ’s Talk about SEO and Drupal
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Mon, 6 July 2020
Webform was one of those modules that seemed abandoned on Drupal 7 until Jacob Rockowitz stepped in. Since then webform has not stopped evolving. Jacob joins us to talk about the most recent enhancements. Topics
ResourcesSharing Webforms...Anywhere!!! HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestJacob Rockowitz www.jrockowitz.com @jrockowitz
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Mon, 29 June 2020
Over the past six months we have touched on Drupal 9, today we are all Drupal 9.0. We talk about what’s here now and what’s coming. Topics
ResourcesAmerica Is Reopening. Coronavirus Tracing Apps Aren’t Ready. What changes are there for third-party dependencies? How and why we deprecated code on the way to Drupal 9 Fixing Composer issues with a Drupal 9 upgrade HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Mon, 22 June 2020
In this episode we are updating you on our talkingdrupal.com Migration Project. Topics
ResourcesReplace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica" HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Mon, 15 June 2020
In today’s show we have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Shallon Brown about her journey from a Drupal developer to CTO, we also get her insights on current events, being a successful developer, and industry trends. Topics
ResourcesBeyond Coding: The Hallmarks of a Great Open Source Engineer HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsDr. Shallon E. Brown @DrShallon www.northstudio.com/
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Sun, 7 June 2020
On today's show we learn about DrupalSpoons from Moshe Weitzman. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsMoshe Weitzman @weitzman weitzman.github.io/
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Wed, 3 June 2020
Today we are talking with Cristina Chumillas with the Claro project. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsCristina Chumillas @chumillas
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Thu, 21 May 2020
Welcome to Talking Drupal. Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to fight Covid19. On today's show we are chatting with Matt and Ryan from Centarro. Topics
ResourcesVictory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital Apple continuing to be a firm voice in favor of user privacy and end to end encryption? Accelerating Drupal 9 module and theme readiness with automated patches New Drupal Brand Ready for Drupal 9 Launch Centarro Commerce frontend demo HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsRyan Szrama @ryanszrama www.centarro.io Matt Glaman @nmdmatt glamanate.com |
Tue, 19 May 2020
Welcome to Talking Drupal. Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to fight Covid19. On today's we take a website requirement and discuss different ways to implement it. We discuss Paragraphs, Custom Entities and Inline Entity Form. Topics
Layout: Downtown Location ResourcesViolent Video Game Playing & Rule-Violating Behavior: Addressing Gaps in the Literature HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Thu, 7 May 2020
Welcome to Talking Drupal. Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to fight Covid19. On today's show we reach into our list of topics and pull out a few for discussion including, views - pages vs blocks, claro theme, and user 1. Topics
ResourcesB-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer with Wi-Fi Hub Dries's post about the Product Survey HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Sun, 26 April 2020
Welcome to Talking Drupal. Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to battle Covid19. On today's show we talk with Matt Westgate and Chis Murray, CEO’s of two of the 29 companies that have stepped up to support the Drupal Association’s Matching Campaign. Topics
ResourcesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsMatt Westgate www.lullabot.com/ Chris Murray www.oomphinc.com/ |
Sun, 26 April 2020
Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to fight Covid19. On today's show we talk about all things Twig. Topics
ResourcesDries is donating $100K to the DA Talking Drupal #058 - Twig, REST and Designing in the Browser (Erik Baldwin) HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Fri, 10 April 2020
Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world continues to fight Covid19. On today's show we talk with Suzanne and Leslie from the Drupal Association board about what the community can do to help during this time of need. Topics
ResourcesSustaining the Drupal Association in uncertain times Supporting the Drupal Association during uncertain times HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsLeslie Glynn @leslieglynn Suzanne Dergacheva @suzanne_kennedy evolvingweb.ca |
Tue, 7 April 2020
Our thoughts are with the Drupal community as the world fights Covid19. On today's show we have Preston So joining us to talk about that tool we all know and love Drush. Topics
ResourcesSustaining the Drupal Association in uncertain times Drush 10 & the Future of Drupal CLI
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsPreston So @prestonso preston.so |
Sun, 29 March 2020
As the world deals with the Corona Virus, conferences around the globe have been cancelled and rescheduled. Mid-Camp and NERD Summit were both scheduled last week. At the 11th hour they decided to go virtual. We have the organizers of those events with us to discuss the experience. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsKevin Thull - www.bluedropshop.com @kevinjthull Avi Schwab - www.froboy.org @ajschwab Rick Hood - www.commonmedia.com@rickhood @rickhood |
Sun, 1 March 2020
Today, we preempt our planned topic to discuss outages, because we had one. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Fri, 21 February 2020
Today we talk about a few things on our minds, including Drupal 9’s Release, Layout Builder, and last but not least custom entities. Topics
ResourcesManaging Media Assets with Core Media - Video form Webwash Why Accessibility it Important
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Mon, 17 February 2020
In this episode we have Chris Wells joins us to discuss his strategy for two way automatic configuration synchronization between production and development environments. Topics
ResourcesRobo - Medern Task Runner for PHP HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestChris Wells @sceo www.redfinsolutions.com
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Thu, 6 February 2020
In this episode we have David Platek joining us to talk about Voice Integration with Drupal. Topics
ResourcesAsk GeorgiaGov, an Alexa Skill for Citizens of Georgia by Acquia Labs Integrating Amazon Alexa With a Drupal 8 Site David's Twitch Channel - 12-Wee Drupal Training
ModulesHostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestDavid Platek @theneonlobster
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Sun, 2 February 2020
Drupal 8 caching is far superior to previous versions of Drupal and it pretty much just works. In the episode we focus on the key caching concepts. Topics
ResourcesStarting a Site Using Drupal Composer Project Templates
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Thu, 23 January 2020
Drupal 8 caching is far superior to previous versions of Drupal and it pretty much just works. In the episode we focus on the key caching concepts. Topics
ResourcesKey Conceprts - https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/prevent-cache.html Internal Page Cache https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/administering-a-drupal-8-site/internal-page-cache Dynamic Page Cache - https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/core/modules/dynamic-page-cache/overview
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
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Thu, 16 January 2020
In this episode we talk about translation. We discuss tips from the team that recently launched a Spanish site for the US Government, www.atf.gov. Topics
ResourcesPresentation: ATF.gov en español: Lessons and successes in site translation HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan GuestsNikki Philippeaux - nekeisha.philippeaux@atf.gov Mayela Jackson - mayelajackson@gmail.com
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Mon, 13 January 2020
In this episode we kick off a Drupal project, migrating Talking Drupal from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8. Topics
HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |
Thu, 2 January 2020
In this episode we talk about strategies we use to learn new technology. Topics
ResourcesTranslating Drupal User interface with Spreadsheets - Mariano D'Agostino On Being Self Taught - Aaron Crosman HostsStephen Cross - www.stephencross.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan |