It's been a while since I last blogged one of my favorite songs. Even after more than 25 years of listening to "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins, it has never lost its magic. It has aged better than I have.
DDEV is an Open Source development environment that makes it easy to setup Drupal on your computer. It handles all the complex configuration by providing pre-configured Docker containers for your web server, database, and other services. On macOS, you can install DDEV using Homebrew: $ brew install ddev Next, clone the Drupal CMS Git repository:...
A number of years ago, my friend Klaas and I made a pact: instead of exchanging birthday gifts, we'd create memories together. You can find some of these adventures on my blog, like Snowdonia in 2019 or the Pemi Loop in 2023. This time our adventure led us to the misty Isle of Skye in Scotland. Each year, Klaas and I pick a new destination...
At Acquia Engage NYC this week, our partner and customer conference, we shared how Acquia's Digital Experience Platform (DXP) helps organizations deliver digital experiences through three key capabilities: Content: Create, manage and deliver digital content and experiences - from images and videos to blog posts, articles, and landing pages -...
I'm excited to share an experiment I've been working on: a solar-powered, self-hosted website running on a Raspberry Pi. The website at https://solar.dri.es is powered entirely by a solar panel and battery on our roof deck in Boston. My solar panel and Raspberry Pi Zero 2 are set up on our rooftop deck for testing. Once it works, it will...
A couple of months after reaching 1600, I hit another milestone: Elo 1700! When I reached an Elo rating of 1600, I expected the climb to get more difficult. Surprisingly, moving up to 1700 was easier than I thought. I stuck with my main openings but added a few new variations. For example, I started using the "Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge...
Recently, a public dispute has emerged between WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting company WP Engine. Matt has accused WP Engine of misleading users through its branding and profiting from WordPress without adequately contributing back to the project. As the Founder and Project Lead of Drupal, another major open source Content...
Approximately 1,100 Drupal enthusiasts gathered in Barcelona, Spain, last week for DrupalCon Europe. As per tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote, often referred to as the "DriesNote". If you missed it, you can watch the video or download my slides (177 MB). In my keynote, I gave an update on Drupal Starshot, an ambitious initiative...
My HTTP Header Analyzer continues to be used a lot. Last week, I received a bug report, so I decided to look into it over the weekend. One thing led to another, and I ended up making a slew of improvements: Clarified the explanations for various Cloudflare headers, including CF-Edge-Cache, CF-APO-Via, CF-BGJ, CF-Polish, CF-Mitigated, CF-Ray,...
Setting up a new computer can be a lot of work, but I've made it much simpler with Homebrew, a popular package manager. Creating a list of installed software As a general rule, I prefer to install all software on my Mac using Homebrew. I always try Homebrew first and only resort to downloading software directly from websites if it is not...
We're excited to announce that "Drupal CMS" will be the official name for the product developed by the Drupal Starshot Initiative. The name "Drupal CMS" was chosen after user testing with both newcomers and experienced users. This name consistently scored highest across all tested groups, including marketers unfamiliar with Drupal. Participants...
I'm excited to share the first version of Drupal Starshot's product strategy, a document that aims to guide the development and marketing of Drupal Starshot. To read it, download the full Drupal Starshot strategy document as a PDF (8 MB). This strategy document is the result of a collaborative effort among the Drupal Starshot leadership team, the...
Today is a big day for Drupal as we officially released Drupal 11! In recent years, we've seen an uptick in innovation in Drupal. Drupal 11 continues this trend with many new and exciting features. You can see an overview of these improvements in the video below: Drupal 11 has been out for less than six hours, and updating my personal site was my...
The Drupal Starshot initiative has been making significant progress behind the scenes, and I'm excited to share some updates with the community. Leadership team formation and product definition Over the past few months, we've been working diligently on Drupal Starshot. One of our first steps was to appoint a leadership team to guide the project....
I'm excited to announce the formation of the Drupal Starshot Advisory Council. When I announced Starshot's Leadership Team, I explained that we are innovating on the leadership model by adding a team of advisors. This council will provide strategic input and feedback to help ensure Drupal Starshot meets the needs of key stakeholders and...