Birthday bug bashing
most people don't know that, but my first major was in Advertising.
sometimes the simplest solution to a complex Drupal Views SQL query alter hook problem might be expressed in the corniest way possible
Creating a Telegram bot that kicks spam bots in less than 10 steps¹
remember when our greatest hassle was cleaning spam and deploying captcha challenges? oh yes, those were the days.
the cure for spam bots is more bots. specifically of the cron-activated, PHP-scripted, one-kick variety
Drupal 11 local multisite with DDEV
I know, I know, everyone loves Lando. but just in case you happen to be a non-conformist like me and need to set up D11 asap with DDEV, here's how.
a short step-by-step summary on setting up Drupal 11 multisite with DDEV
Drupal 7 reaches its end of life
yesterday marked the end of life support for #Drupal7.
reflecting on my journey as a webdesigner-turned-programmer thanks to the amazing framework that is Drupal
Bootstrapping 2025
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.
personal notes to kick off the year
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.
PHP Development with Windows Subsystem for Linux, version 2
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.