Introducing the YAML Content Module
I always look forward to DrupalCon each year for a number of reasons. One of the reasons chief among them is the refreshing excitement of being immersed in the community. I always enjoy the...
View ArticleWebinar: Security by Design - An Introduction to Drupal Security
Dates: Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 1:00pm to 1:30pmDetails: Join security experts from Mediacurrent, Townsend Security and Lockr as we uncover how you can protect your site from the growing cybercrime...
View ArticleMediacurrent's Drupal Theme Generator
In a fast moving industry like ours, it is imperative that we have tools that allow us to build environments (front and back-end), quickly, while providing consistency all across. The same way we have...
View ArticleComparing Drupal and Sitecore, Part 2 of 2
This is Part 2 of 2 of my Drupal vs Sitecore blog series. In the first part, I've compared the two from the perspectives of content authoring, marketing, and business. In this part, I look at the two...
View ArticleMemory Management with Migrations in Drupal 8
When dealing with a site migration that has hundreds of thousands of nodes with larger than usual field values, you might notice some performance issues.In one instance recently I had to write a...
View ArticleCreating Content with YAML Content Module
In my previous post, I introduced the YAML Content module and described the goal and usage for it at a high level. In this post, I aim to provide a more in-depth look at how to write content for the...
View ArticleContenta Angular: The Best of Drupal and Angular
Decoupled Drupal is no longer a new idea. We are past the hype stage. Numerous large projects have been built following this architectural pattern over the past years, Dries has blogged about it...
View ArticleBuilding Components: Breaking it down
By now it’s no secret that the recommended approach for building websites is using components. Component-driven development is breaking entire web pages into smaller pieces and working with those...
View ArticleDesigner to Developer: How to Go from Paper to Style Guide
Ever wonder how websites go from initial design to code? What steps and tools are involved? What are the common pitfalls and how can you avoid them? In this blog post, I will recap the process our...
View ArticleDecoupled Dev Days
At DrupalCon Baltimore, Preston So and I came up with an idea for a new Drupal conference, specifically focused on decoupled architectures, aimed at helping establish best practices and seeding a...
View ArticleBuilding REST Endpoints with Drupal 8
One of the nicest new features of Drupal 8 is its support of REST out of the box. With more and more websites moving to a decoupled approach, whether fully or partially, it has become essential for...
View ArticleMediacurrent to Present at Decoupled Dev Days NYC
The Mediacurrent team is excited to be supporting the inaugural Decoupled Dev Days event in NYC this week (August 19-20) as organizers and sponsors! We hope you’ll be joining us, however, we know how...
View ArticleAccessibility, Nachos, and a Responsibilities Document
I had this blog post written last week but didn’t publish because it felt wrong. It wasn’t until earlier today, when I was listening to one of my favorite public speakers, that I realized it was...
View ArticleIntegrating Amazon Alexa With a Drupal 8 Site
If you’ve ever used Alexa, it may seem like it must be extremely complicated to get her to respond like she does. However, if you have your content inside Drupal, it’s not terribly difficult to get her...
View ArticleWebinar Recap: Estimating Web Projects
Everyone knows that process is important, but we have all gotten lost in the rush of daily tasks.In our latest webinar, Project Management expert Rob McBryde and Vice President of Client Services James...
View ArticleTypeScript and Drupal.behaviors
Back in June some of our crew attended Dinosaur JS conference in Denver, CO.There were talks ranging from V8’s JS optimization (even had some assembly language slides in there) to demonstrating the...
View ArticleMediacurrent launches PwC CareerAdvisor on Drupal 8
PwC PArtners with Mediacurrent: A Mini Case Study In January 2015, PwC US announced the launch of its new CareerAdvisor tool. Aimed to help students discover their professional goals and set themselves...
View ArticleThe 3 C's + the 1 D of Drupal: Why Decoupled Matters
Whether you are a Digital Marketer looking to adopt Open Source and Drupal for the first time, or an Engineer, Strategist or Project Manager assigned to a Drupal project, it’s critical that you define...
View ArticleWhy Should Companies Support Drupal?
I’ve been involved with open source software (mainly Drupal) for the last 10+ years. There has been unquestionable growth when it comes to Drupal adoption. I’ll spare you the war stories, but the...
View ArticleA Project Manager Walks into Decoupled Dev Days
No, this is not a joke.Decoupled Developer Days took place in New York City on August 19th and 20th and was hosted by NBCUniversal at 30 Rock in the heart of Rockefeller Plaza.This was a first time...
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