Weekend Thoughts, 7/15/21: Get into details
I am going to start posting blogs for a semi-recurring, weekly post I make on LinkedIn. I've been more active there with shorter, summarized thoughts. They often summarize something I've learned or some perspective I've gained during the week. The first was posted around 7/15/21. As follows: Post: Big wins are just a collection of small steps. To be successful, you need to get into the weeds of those small steps. Visions are directional, but plans are tactical. Any good plan should help define the specifics needed to achieve the vision. Teams plan and operate better when breaking complex
SimplyTest.me Partners Program

Drupal, Identity, and the Road Ahead

SimplyTest.me Welcomes Matt Glaman


Drupal CI/CD with TugboatQA and Github Actions
Vacation this year has been amazing. I've caught up on some of my long-standing to do list, like launching this new nerdstein site and digging into some of the newer technology I've wanted to explore. SimplyTest has some great new contribution I am excited about. I've spent a ton of time with the kids coloring, playing, and just enjoying these moments while they are young. It is shocking how quickly they have grown. I've cooked a lot and those close know how much I enjoy doing that. I've blogged more - finally - after a long hiatus and lack of motivation. I am currently enjoying an Eight &


Finally! A website refresh



Getting Started with Drupal Rector Development
Drupal 8 introduced a lot of changes. Its usage of best-of-breed dependencies, like Symfony, represented a major shift for Drupal. Drupal 8 also moved to a more nimble release cycle with its major and minor releases, allowing a major version of core to get new features in minor releases. Between dependencies releasing updates and changes to core being more common, Drupal needed to evolve to manage change. One way this happens is through deprecations. This provides a way for Drupal to evolve, identify old code as deprecated, and offer guidance on a replacement. Deprecations were especially

