Web Dev Rev wrap-up for April 14, 2023

We ended up cancelling a couple of Web Dev Rev sessions, and have gotten behind on the wrap-ups - our apologies! These events are still happening, so feel free to join us live so you get all the info right away.

We started with Drupal-related notes:

• Drupal 10.0.7 released
• Drupal 9.5.7 released
• Drupal 7.95 released
• DiffEngine deprecated and replaced
• UI added to allow file deletion
• added a token to get the site's base URL
• country names are now sorted by the language they are displayed in, instead of always English
• action.module now labeled as "Actions UI module"
• new option for views pages to always use admin theme
• default timestamp formatter now has an option to show the date as a time difference
• image preload option to boost actual and perceived performance
• new block content permissions
• debugging your render cacheable metadata in Drupal
• the Drupal 10 Development Cookbook is out
• Drupal Global Contribution Weekend 2023 wrap-up
• strategic initiatives: distributions and recipes
• the legacy of DrupalVM's impact on a career
• how to choose the right cache expiry lifetime
• why content management systems can outperform static site generators
• using the bundle specific list cache tag for entity types
• why Drupal is the smart choice for higher education
• OpenAI / ChatGPT module release
• the evolution of Drupal's composability
• community needs to do a better job at quickly reviewing code
• small update to the Drupal 10.1 release schedule
• 7 security modules for Drupal
• defining the project scope for a Drupal 10 upgrade
• CKEditor 5 premium features module now stable
• hands on with the project browser
• a method for multiple authors on a single node
• an accidental web developer
• visual regression testing for Drupal migrations with Playwright
• don't let imposter syndrome keep you from trying
• getting single directory components in Drupal Core
• creating your first single directory component within Drupal
• keep showing up and the job is yours
• crafting Drupal 10 content with CKEditor 5
• performance checklist for Drupal websites
• AI, the future of content management, and the web

Next, we went into general web notes:

• Homebrew 4.0.0 released
• CKEditor 4.20.2 released
• WebKit features in Safari 16.4
• Firefox 111.0 features, updates, and fixes
• new to the web platform in February
• Microsoft forcibly removing Internet Explorer from most Windows 10 machines
• seeking feedback on Composer Patches 2.x
• how a single engineer brought down Twitter
• Twitters $42,000-per-month API prices out nearly everyone
• Twitter disabled likes, replies, and retweets for Tweets with Substack links
• YouTube overlay ads going away in April
• GitLab raises prices for premium customers by more than 50 percent
• the rise of OpenAI and ChatGPT
• ChatGPT plugins
• guardrails and content authoring flexibility: finding the right balance
• troubleshooting a slow Mac
• when JavaScript fails
• why you should stop using .dev for local domains, and use .test instead
• Ahmad Shadeed's CSS wishlist
• container queries land in stable browsers
• do we need CSS flex-wrap detection?
• how designers can build interfaces that avoid the "white default"
• getting started with style queries
• improved font fallbacks
• reverse orphan word with CSS
• Flex basis vs. width
• a guide to accessible form validation
• how to give a great sprint demo
• building a Chrome extension to steal everything

At the end of the meeting, we recommended people watch "Accessible Audio & Video" from Florida DrupalCamp.

These "regular" Web Dev Rev meetings generally happen once every 3 weeks.