Articles from 2013

Twig in Drupal Core

Last week it was announced that Twig will be incorporated into the next release of Drupal, version 8, due for release later in 2013. There's still a lot of work to do, but I thought I'd scratch around to see what the significance is of this big change to Drupal theming, and why it should be of interest.

Rhetoric - Flexible Content

The internet is full of junk. A staggering amount of junk: 1 million websites launched each day; billions of packets of content also tweeted, bookmarked, shared or otherwise thrown into the bubbling cauldron of human endeavour. Apparently, there are even 2 million ways to unblock a sink. OK, there are 2 million websites that claim to show you how to unblock a sink. Some do. Most don't.

Drupal Hosted on Google

Today it was announced that the Google App Engine (GAE) will support PHP. This means that sites built on platforms such as Drupal or Wordpress can be hosted within the massive Google infrastructure. The GAE can support websites and applications that grow from one to millions of users without some of the problems normally associated with server backend infrastructure.

DrupalCamp Scotland 2013

Quick reminder for the main Drupal event in Scotland this year: Drupal Camp Scotland 2013. To be held in the IET Teacher Building, in St Enoch Square, Glasgow on Saturday 20th April. Early bird (£15) registration closes on 5th April.

Rob is hopefully presenting on flexible content too.

Full details at http://camp.drupalscotland.org