Issue 243 - June, 9th 2016

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Articles

I love the direction Dries is suggesting for web services in Drupal core. In summary we need unified web services support in core to allow us to compete. Improvements here will help all Drupal sites.

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It's great to see this work going into Paragraphs module. It has quickly become an integral part of all of the Drupal sites I'm building.

Tutorials

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After numerous site audits, we’ve gathered the top lessons learned as well as tips and tricks for creating and maintaining effective Drupal sites. Learn about best practices and common mistakes in 5 crucial areas: architecture, security, performance, infrastructure, and website lifecycle.

Mike Anello show us how to use Kint to debug a Drupal 8 theme.

If you want to change the default node template, this OSTraining video will show you how to do that.

Jeff Geerling provides some superb tips for improving your Composer builds with Prestissimo.

Projects

Releases

Video

In this DrupalCon New Orleans session the Commerce Guys team talk about... Drupal Commerce 2. It's looking pretty impressive in D8.

If you are considering whether or not you should go with Drupal 7 or Drupal 8 and are looking for a quick and approachable video on the subject, look no further than this ActiveLAMP video.

A look at the Workflow Initiative's plan, goals, and progress. If you care about workflows in Drupal this is a must watch DrupalCon session.

Podcasts

Josh Koenig's energy and passion is infectious. I highly recommend giving this episode a listen.