Issue 634 - May, 23rd 2024

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~ Bob Kepford - Editor

Headlines

Drupal Starshot

DrupalEasy: Drupal Needs New, Young Developers

An important article from Michael Anello. "At the start of his presentation (the 21:15 mark of this video,) Dries asks everyone with at least one year of Drupal experience to stand up. He then asked everyone with less than three years of experience with Drupal to sit down. The results were scary. As Dries reacted: Oh wow. Almost nobody sat down."

Help Define What Skills a New Drupal Developer Should Have

The Drupal IXP Community Initiative aims to incentivize organizations to hire new, inexperienced Drupal developers by rewarding them with Drupal community contribution credits. What exactly should an inexperienced Drupal developer actually know? That’s the question we’re trying to answer, and we’re asking for your help. Please complete our survey!

From Our Sponsor

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Drupal 11 Requires the Zlib Extension

Test Setup Trait Now Copies Files from the Assets Directory

Articles

Acquia Developer Portal Blog: The Four Big Drupal Themes of DrupalCon Portland 2024

Aten Design Group: Drupal API Development Simplified with APITools Module

Drupal Association Blog: Drupal GAAD Pledge 2024 Update

DrupalCon Portland 2024 in 1,800 Words | amazee.io

Electric Citizen: Big Changes Ahead for Drupal

Five Jars: Drupal Starshot: Reflections on DrupalCon Portland 2024

OPTASY | Get Your Free Guide to Modern Government Websites with Drupal

Dive into our ebook for a thorough exploration of why Drupal is reshaping government websites. Packed with insights on challenges, innovative solutions, and future trends, it's an essential resource for anyone looking to enhance their digital strategy in the public sector.

PreviousNext: Starshot and Experience Builder

Starstruck by the Drupal Starshot Initiative | Specbee

Tag1 Consulting: Migrating Your Data from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 Using the Migrate API: Avoiding Entity ID Conflicts

The Drop Times: Drupal Launches IXP Fellowship Initiative Survey to Support Inexperienced Developers

The Drop Times: Enhancing Drupal 11: Transitioning Deprecated Modules to Contributed Alternatives

Tutorials

Debug Academy: How to Create Custom Sorting Logic for Drupal Views

Enhance UX with Effective Multilingual CMS Practices

Simplify the challenge of building a multilingual CMS that delights users worldwide. Discover strategies to maintain consistency, reduce user friction, and boost engagement across diverse linguistic landscapes.

Frontend Performance Optimization for Drupal Websites: Part 4 | Capellic

Gizra.com: How We Made Drupal Starter 2X Faster for Authenticated Users

ImageX: Save Time, Maintain Consistency: Bulk-Update Drupal Content Instantly with the Field Defaults Module

Promet Source: 9 Ways Drupal Keeps Government Sites Ahead of the Curve

Releases

Ddev v1.23.1

Docker4drupal 6.0.12

Drupal 10.3.0-Beta1

Drupal 11.0.0-Beta1

security_review 3.0.1

smart_date 4.1.3

Podcasts

Talking Drupal #451 - Just Say Drupal