CCK Widget Programming with Ingredient example
For those who missed my presentation last night, you can view it here.
Also, I'm attaching my example of a custom CCK widget which creates a basic ingredient field.
Tom mentioned the hidden "Multigroup" module in CCK that allows grouping fields. The CCK developers claim it isn't ready for primetime but he reports it works.
Drupalcamp North Texas
Drupalcamp NTX has launched their website.
This is going to be an awesome opportunity to find out more about drupal. You don't have to be a drupal pro to come. In fact, you should come even if you are trying to figure out if drupal is right for you. It is going to be a two day barcamp which means it is about whatever you want to talk about. There will most likely be beginner and advanced tracks so no matter what your skill level is, there will be a place for you.
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Choosing a good IDE
When I started doing web development in the mid 90s, I did most of my development in Notepad. I just wanted something that did simple text editing and nothing more. What I didn't know was what more was possible. Since then I've bounced around between a bunch of different IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) which are essentially Notepad on steroids.
Be Ahead of the Curve On-line
There are always lots of buzzwords floating around the internet these days. Web 2.0, Social Networking, AJAX, Semantic Web...
What's in a Node?
What is in a node? Everything!
What is the basic structure of a blog post? There is a title and a body.
What is the basic structure of a comment? There is a title and a body.
What is the basic structure of a forum post? There is a title and a body.
What is the basic structure of a webpage? There is a title and a body.
Is 80% good enough for you?
I've worked with many different CMS systems for the web. I spent a lot of time in Dotnenuke and have worked with Typo3, Joomla, Mambo, Wordpress and many others. I like to descibe them as 80% solutions. Meaning it is really easy to make an "80%" great site in a very short amount of time. The problem comes when you try to do something really amazing. It is incredibly hard if not impossible.
Why Drupal
I like many people have found myself hunting around for a web CMS. Like many people I found CMS Matrix which scared me half to dealth. With that many choices out there how can you possibly choose? After reading tons of articles, blog posts and forums I came down to trying out Joomla and Worpress.
Our Baby
As many of you know, Ryanna and I are going to have a baby. We just had the 20 week sonogram. Do you want to know if it is a boy or a girl? Watch the sonogram and find out!
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Year in Review
I haven't posted much in the previous year, so I thought I would do a wrapup to try and catch up a bit.
As many of you know, I got married to Ryanna Urban on May 26th. We had a wonderful honeymoon in Victoria, BC Canada and arrived back in Dallas to move into our apartment and begin our CARES program there. The last 7 months have been wonderful being married to such an amazing woman. Each day gets better and better.
