Issue 174 - January, 29th 2015

News

Drupalcon LA - Send Us Your Sessions and Training Proposals

Predictions for 2015

The annual Drupal.org community predictions post. Head over and share your thoughts.

Drupal.org Team Week Notes #31: 2014 in Review

Articles

Don’t Write a New Sso System (If You Can Help It)

You should read and bookmark Damien McKenna's article for future use. He is providing wise counsel. "Don't design a new mouse trap" indeed.

Model Your Data with Drupal and Domain-Driven Design

An interesting article by Michael Prasuhn that points to his upcoming book on the same subject.

Twice the Fun: Twig on the Server, Twig on the Client.

Twig.js on the front and PHP Twig on the backend. Sounds like fun!

Drupal 8

Configuration Objects by Default Are Immutable.

Default All JS to the Footer, Allow Asset Libraries to Force Their JS to the Header

Drupal 8 Multilingual Tidbits 17: Content Translation Basics

When I think of translation in Drupal I think of Gábor Hojtsy. Be sure and check out his series on Drupal 8 translation.

Tutorials

Add a New Moderation State Tab to Workbench

Ultimate Flexibility: Open Atrium’s New Related Content Feature

I've looked at the Paragraphs module before but this use case from Open Atrium that Mike Potter shares has peaked my interest in this module.

Projects

Creating Custom Ctools Layout Plugins with Yeoman

A handy project for quickly generating Ctools layouts.

Drupal Module for Messages Just Like in Facebook

A module that combines the Private message module with node.js.

Drupal.org Resource Guides

A collection of resources and tools for building Drupal websites

Introducing Contribkanban.com

I mentioned Contrib Kanban last week but the creator Matt Glaman has a proper introduction to share this week.

The Drupal Console Is Now Multilingual

I've been very impressed with the Drupal Console project since I first saw Jesus demo it at Drupal Camp LA last year. Now it's Multilingual!

Events

Drupalcon Latin America 2015

February 10th - 12th in Bogotá, Colombia.

Drupalcamp New Orleans

March 29th, 2014 in New Orleans.

Jobs

List Your Job on Drupal Jobs

Wanna get the word out about your great Drupal job? Get your job in front of hundreds of Drupal job seekers every day at Jobs.Drupal.Org.