After 11 years I have decided to leave the Apple ecosystem for doing development work and move to a dedicated Linux environment.
Back in 2009, I leapt from Windows to Mac after being disgusted with the availability of development tools on Windows as it pertains to open source development...
Composer 2.0 was recently released with much improved performance in fetching and updating dependencies. If you are running projects on Drupal 8 or 9, you are going to want to switch as soon as you can.
Before you do...
At Velir, I've spearheaded the usage of Docker for local development since 2017. One of the most invaluable tools to lowering the barrier of entry for people was adding Ahoy to our toolbox.
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Today, I am pleased to be posting that I have received certifications in two areas of Drupal 9 from Acquia:
I knocked these two exams out back to...
This year has afforded me a lot of time to pick up another old habit: reading. In previous years with a much busier city lifestyle, my level of reading took a backseat to most things, just like running.
With all the time now, I've maintained supreme discipline in commitment to the...
A busy year gets even busier.
I've recently been promoted to Principle Developer at Velir. In the five years I have been there we have had a string of successful, high profile projects in Drupal 8, generated a handful of popular modules and themes, and...
It's a long hot summer.
Given the current state of affairs, since the start of the year I have taken a lot of advantage of the free time and have been working on many different things. Learning more about Docker, testing, personal growth, cooking, anything that interests me. This has...
My site is now running on Drupal 9! The upgrade was pretty straightforward with only a few things to correct in some custom modules so they could be read and registered in Drupal 9. On deck are a half dozen client projects to bring from 8.6+ to Drupal 9. I don't expect a lot of issues there,...
Great news for developers who use Docker for Mac and encounter performance issues.
The newest version of Docker for Mac Edge (preview release) includes new file caching / bind mount options for directories on your machine to improve performance using Mutagen. The...
I recently updated our local Docker development stacks to use Traefik version 2. Traefik is an edge router application that makes setting up services and routes rather simple.
I found the process of enforcing HTTPS traffic a bit challenging and...