Drupal Development

Something to Be Excited About: Symfony 2 and Drupal 8


When Ben came back from DrupalCon and mentioned how Drupal 8 was going to be built on the Symfony 2 Framework (and was talked about in this blog post here) I was beyond excited. I've used Symfony on the past (both versions 1 and 2), and by far it's probably my favorite framework to work with in PHP. I've used others, like Cake, CodeIgniter and Zend, and I've even created one of my own just for fun. And so far, nothing seems to be as light weight and unintrusive as Symfony is. It feels like it moves naturally with PHP code, without trying to change how you program an application.

Hacking Core

When developing a website or web application that is utilizing a base framework or system, it is very frowned upon to do any modifications to to the core system. In the case of Drupal, just like any other open source project, it is actively developed and released to the public in versions which adds new features, along with bug and security fixes. The issue of "hacking core" goes beyond just the core of a system but also to any of the possible add-ons that are developed by a third party. In the case of Drupal these can be modules or themes.

Drupal 7: A quick review on what’s new

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Since the launch just a few short months ago, Drupal 7 has been put to the test by the entire Drupal developer community. Many rave reviews and detailed evaluations are starting to surface regarding the performance and strength of D7. If you have not had the opportunity to review the system yet I strongly recommend taking a look!

Drupal 6 - Inserting & Updating Nodes Programmatically

On a number of occasions in the last year, we've created new websites that required importing a great deal of content from an old website. Instead of going through the hassle (not to mention the sheer length of time) of entering each page via the node insert form, it's much easier to utilize the programmatic node insert feature of Drupal.

Programmatically Output a Views Block in Drupal 6

One of the best things about developing in Drupal 6 is the almost limitless ability to hook into core functions, contributed modules, and being able to tailor Drupal to meet your individual needs. For me, a lot of these awesome features involve the ability to programmatically utilize Drupal core modules, such as Views and CCK.

Drupal Advantages for Business of All Sizes

Over the course of the past decade many different content management systems have come, stayed, and gone. Even today we see hundreds of players competing within the U.S. market using different models in order to capture niche verticals. As software continually expands it also becomes commoditized and features once considered to be "amazing" are par for the course.

 
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