March, 2009 Blog Posts... | Mediacurrent Interactive Solutions

Dave Terry
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Best Practices and Tips for Local Drupal User Groups

Mar 15, 2009

Tags: ADUG | Best Practices | Drupal | Drupal Association

There is an old business saying that “if you are not growing you are dying.” As Drupal’s popularity grows, so do the number of local user groups that are sprouting up throughout the world – obviously, this is a really good sign. These grassroots gatherings are critical to Drupal’s long term success. Drupal is an ecosystem built around its community. We need new ideas, contributors, users, etc. to help carry the torch of what others have started so brilliantly. read more »

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Josh Estep
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Client-Side Optimization Techniques

Mar 11, 2009

Tags: Best Practices | Client-Side Development

A lot of effort goes into minimizing the time needed to render a page on the server; however, it is easy to overlook optimization on the client-side. The total time needed to display a page can be divided into two intervals: server processing time and the time between when the first byte is received by a user's browser until the page has finished loading. Even if you're only serving static files, the total time to load a page can still be significant. This entry discusses several techniques developers can use to improve client-side load times. read more »

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Dave Terry
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Drupalcon 2009 Recap

Mar 9, 2009

Wow, I am finishing up what has turned out to be an action-packed few days during Drupalcon 2009 in Washington D.C. In a word the conference has been AMAZING. In addition to myself, Chris, Derek, and Josh from Mediacurrent were here. Most of the presentations and Birds of Feather (BoF) groups I attended were focused on the business track. My colleagues immersed themselves in the more technical sessions. read more »

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Josh Estep
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The Beauty of APIs

Mar 9, 2009

Tags: Best Practices | Drupal | Module Development

Some of the most frequently used Drupal modules derive their popularity not only from the functionality they provide but also through their APIs. For our purposes, an API is, in essence, a set of tools provided by a module that make it easy for developers to extend its functionality via their own code without having to know what's under the hood. read more »

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