Issue 519 - January, 20th 2022

Headlines

Nominations Are Now Open for the 2022 Aaron Winborn Award

The Static Analyzer Tool PHPStan Has Been Added to Drupal Core

Drupal Core Will Warn if a Database Does Not Support JSON

module_load_install() Is Deprecated

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Tutorials

DevCollaborative: Enhance Your Drupal Website’s Authoring Experience Part 1 - Modernize the Admin Theme with Gin

Web Omelette: Permissions Updates in Drupal 9.3

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Releases

Drupal 7.85

Lando 3.6.1

search_api 8.x-1.22

search_api_autocomplete 8.x-1.6

Storage 1.1.1

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #330 - Remote Development on a LAN

Events

Florida DrupalCamp Schedule Is Live

It's alive!! The 2022 Florida DrupalCamp schedule is live! Come visit us in sunny Orlando Feb 18-20 for 3 days of all things Drupal! Chatbots! PHPStan! Accessibility! Community! Composer! Exclamation points! Gatsby! We have something for everyone!