The 6th incarnation of Elmer's blog
The only unified solution with a shared set of platform services and a powerful UI structured around channel-based communications, checklist-based process automation, and card-based task and project management.https://mattermost.com/platform-overview/
My biggest problem with Slack is it’s great for chat, but poor for project management. Yes I can integrate all the apps but the integrations are limited. Mattermost promises Bette project management tools and workflow management. Worth a look.
Android 12 delivers even more personal, safe and effortless experiences on your device. With a redesigned UI, new privacy features and tools that let you jump right in.
Source: Android 12
14 October 2021: Today, Canonical released Ubuntu 21.10 – the most productive environment for cloud-native developers and AI/ML innovators across the desktop, devices and cloud.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-10-has-landed
To understand how Composer manages Drupal dependencies, see Using Composer with Drupal. To decide if Composer is a sensible way to update, compare the available options.
For convenience, these instructions include the Drush commands necessary to complete an update: many people find Drush quicker and easier than the web-based admin area.
If this is an existing Drupal site, where Composer has never been used before, make sure it’s ready for Composer first.
Source: Updating Drupal core via Composer | Updating Drupal | Drupal Wiki guide on Drupal.org
With Drupal 9 updating core with Composer is the way to go.
Livewire is a full-stack framework for Laravel that makes building dynamic interfaces simple, without leaving the comfort of Laravel.
— https://laravel-livewire.com/
This looks intriguing. The promise is a sort of shortcode powered ajax interaction for dynamic elements in web pages.
Using New Gatsby Source WordPress Plugin https://css-tricks.com/using-new-gatsby-source-wordpress-plugin/
HAProxy Forwards Over 2 Million HTTP Requests per Second on a Single Arm-based AWS Graviton2 Instance – HAProxy Technologies https://www.haproxy.com/blog/haproxy-forwards-over-2-million-http-requests-per-second-on-a-single-aws-arm-instance/
Ratchet is a PHP WebSocket library for serving real-time bi-directional messages between clients and server
Source: Ratchet – PHP WebSockets
Open source – https://github.com/ratchetphp/Ratchet
In the first article in this series, I introduced Home Assistant and why you might be interested in it. In short, Home Assistant is an automation hub for some of the most common smart devices on the market today. It enables centralized coordination of disparate hardware. By using it, you no longer have to choose suboptimal tech from a single vendor to manage your smart home from a single app.
Source: Set up Home Assistant to manage your open source smart home
The first feature release of Drupal 9 includes the new experimental Olivero frontend theme and various additions to the Claro administration theme. Installer performance is improved 20% and full Composer 2 and PHP 8 support is available. Images with known dimensions are set to lazy-load by default to improve frontend performance.
Source: Drupal 9.1.0 is available
Looks like PHP 8, Composer 2, Symphony 4,5,6 will get us to Drupal 9. Upgrades paths from Drupal 7 are stable.
