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Bootstrapping 2025

personal notes to kick off the year

all in all, 2024 was tough. now here's 2025, and it's said to be another challenge.

but I'm not waiting for the difficult bits to start — instead, I'm going after them.

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How to integrate Drupal and Rest if you're totally new to either of them¹

I’m seeing a rise in demand for frontend frameworks for a while now, such as React. although I’m a full stack Drupal developer, I must confess my predilection for the backend — but I keep a tab or two open with some frontend stuff from time to time.

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Adventures in code

Git is the time machine for your drupal back-end agile shenanigans

working with code is not unlike a sci-fi adventure: you’re time traveling¹ one time, and visiting parallel universes² next. either solo or with your buddies, it sometimes feels like a race to the finish line, with the stakes mounting higher and higher as the deadline approaches.

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Through the coding glass

reflections on code refactoring

they say, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”. but how do you fix crazy code without coming across as a smartass?

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Renewing my Website, pt. 3

part 3 of a series on refreshing my online presence with drupal, design, and a new webhost

ok, so after wrapping up everything there is to say about my website redesign, here’s some links to get you started.

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Renewing my Website, pt. 2

part 2 of a series on refreshing my online presence with drupal, design, and a new webhost.

up until this point I had decided to renovate my website, and where I was going to host it. now it was time to make some decisions related to Drupal itself.

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Renewing my Website, pt. 1

part 1 of a series on refreshing my online presence with drupal, design, and a new webhost

I’d like to start by saying I decided to renovate my online presence from the ground up because I was looking for a change, and perhaps flex my proactive muscle.

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PHP Development with Windows Subsystem for Linux, version 2

A step-by-step guide for PHP full stack web development under Windows with WSL2

Most PHP developers work from some flavour of Linux, but for those of you stuck with Windows, Microsoft has a native alternative to the ubiquitous VirtualBox - without taking up too much of your system's resources.