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Reasons to use Drupal as the foundation for your site

Back-end Development
Drupal
Planning & Strategy
Drupal provides a secure foundation for any site that requires complex functions and relations, receives high peak or sustained traffic, or contains a large variety or amount of content.

Using predefined state lists in Drupal 8

Back-end Development
Drupal
There are a few options you have as a developer in Drupal to get a list of all States (Provinces, Countries, etc) without the need to manually hard code the list in your module code.

Minimizing Regret with Napkin Algebra

Back-end Development
Long-term regret is a problem we face with every architectural decision. We look at "napkin algebra" as a tool to model the outcomes of different scenarios and help us make a choice.

Kernel testing custom modules in Drupal 8

Back-end Development
Drupal
Planning & Strategy
Automated testing is sometimes hard to rationalize on a one off custom Drupal module, but there are times when it makes sense. Learn how to get past some of the obstacles.

Troubleshooting Drupal 8 Kernel Tests

Back-end Development
Drupal
There are a number of hangups a developer can run into when constructing Kernel tests for a custom module. My goal is to keep track of those options, as well as what to do about them in this article.

Mocking Network Requests in Drupal 8 Kernel Tests

Back-end Development
Drupal
Handling how your application or module handles network requests is one of the most valuable uses of Unit/Kernel testing. But you don't want tests running against an external service. I'll show you how to create mock requests in a straight and simple way.

Writing Testable Drupal 8 Services

Back-end Development
Drupal
Testing can be extremely difficult if service classes are not written in isolated with dependency injection. Here are some tips.

Accessibility and Your Career Path

Accessibility
Team Insights
Ashley recaps the round-table discussion she helped to lead about accessibility and its impact on development career paths.
Tips for Content Editors

Accessibility Guidelines for CMS Admins Pt 2: Images

Accessibility
Client Resources
In part two of this series for content administrators, we explore the do's and don'ts of images and how to optimize them depending on how they're used.
Tips for Content Editors

Accessibility Guidelines for CMS Admins Pt 1: Introduction

Accessibility
Client Resources
In this series kickoff, we debunk some common accessibility myths and outline different aspects of content management that admins can learn to maintain using accessibility best practices.

If You Can Zoom it, You Can Do It

Team Insights
Planning & Strategy
In a world of social distancing and sheltering at home, Ashley shares some insights about how to leverage video calling to work together.

Hosting a static site on AWS S3

Front-end Development
Back-end Development
Not every site needs a complex hosting structure. You can distribute your static site fast with AWS s3.