How do you run your migrations and clear your template cache on every deploy to fortrabbit? We've been pretty happy with Fortrabbit as a hosting service for CraftCMS. It has a nice git based workflow, where you can push to…
CraftCMS migrations help you move configuration and content between different environments, allowing you to make sure that changes propagate correctly. One of my favorite part of CraftCMS is migrations. I think they’re unsung heroes of creating a great, maintainable website. (I’m only…
For a recent hackfest, I experimented with Alexa, Amazon's voice UX software offering. Specifically, I tried to add a skill to Alexa. For an idea of what you can do with skills, you can check out the Amazon Alexa Blueprints. However,…
I recently attended GopherCon 2018. This conference brings together a large community centered around the Go language. I wanted to share a beginner's view of the conference, as this was the first one I've attended, and I've only been working…
Hackfests (or hackathons or hack weeks) are a great way to refresh your team, explore new technologies in a low impact manner, and built connections between people. More on hackfests here. I've previously run and been part of in person…
Code review is a key part of our development process. All code changes should go through code review before they are released. Sometimes it feels hard to justify waiting for another developer to take the time to do a code…
Ah, documentation. Whenever starting a project or picking one up, I love to read the docs. However, someone has to write and maintain those documents. Depending on who the audience is (and how big the company is), it may be…