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Reflections of Drupal Camp Chattanooga 2019
For years, community members from Chattanooga talked about their local camp. These community members routinely support other camps, through attendance, volunteerism, and by giving talks. It was our time to return the favor.
Hook 42 not only sponsored the event, but delivered a training and two sessions. From our team Jonathan and Adam attended, and they really enjoyed the time there.
Drupal Core Initiative Meetings Recap - May 2019
Our lead community developer, Alona Oneill, has been sitting in on the latest Drupal Core Initiative meetings and putting together meeting recaps outlining key talking points from each discussion. This article breaks down highlights from meetings this past May.
Check back for frequent meeting recaps to gather insights on the latest Drupal Core developments and find ways to get involved.
Field Notes: Drupal + Kubernetes with Lagoon
Hook 42 recently had a project that required the use of Kubernetes. Kubernetes is an orchestration tool that helps solve many enterprise problems when using multiple containers. People often want redundancy and scale across a series of containers or the same set of containers across multiple machines. Kubernetes helps solve this. It also can help perform orchestration tasks during failures or to distribute load between containers. Managing containers at scale can be a challenge and the goal of Kubernetes is to help.
All Aboard To Chattanooga
Hook 42 is headed to Tennessee for our next community event. Not only have we proudly sponsored Drupal Camp Chattanooga, you'll also find us doing a Gatsby.js training as well as giving talks about topics we hold near and dear to our hearts. Come say hello if you're there.
Switching Themes For Progressive Enhancements
One of our recent projects required a progressive enhancement approach for visual changes. Instead of a full end-to-end rebuild of a Drupal theme, a progressive approach can be accomplished with theme switching. Many Drupal 8 projects leverage custom block types, Paragraphs, or Layout Builder to place one or more design components on a page. This provided the client with the ability to split up a larger architectural change into a small set of pages and components that can be gradually rolled out.
Search and Facets and Queries, Oh My!
Diving into how to create a custom Facets query for your Drupal 8 faceted search app.
Drupaldelphia: That Jawn Never Disappoints
This past week I had the pleasure of attending Drupaldelphia, a great event that is part of Philadelphia Tech Week. This helped introduce the Drupal community to a broader audience from the Philadelphia area. It was nice to see new attendees curious to learn about Drupal and what we’re doing. It was a pleasure to be able to meet, and greet, many of these individuals throughout the event.
Welcoming Kris: Starting Anew at Hook 42
I first joined Hook 42 in April of 2019. Now I know that doesn’t seem like very long but I feel like I’ve been a part of the team for quite some time. Before Hook 42, I worked in retail for nine years, managing both the floor and the back office. I worked with computers every so often, handled money and deposits, and I helped customers with their wants and needs, all with a smile on my face. My experiences have led me to Hook 42, as the new Bookkeeper and Office Manager.
GAAD – What Is It And How Do I Participate?
GAAD is short for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Every year on the third Thursday of May, our community comes together to help raise awareness for accessibility everywhere. The objective is to make accessibility mainstream by keeping the conversations relevant and informative within our community.
Stanford Web Camp 2019
At Stanford Web Camp, attendees and presenters alike will discuss a variety of aspects of the web through design and development. As part of this discussion Hook 42’s Aimee Degnan will be giving two separate talks focusing on accessibility and SiteBuilding.
