Hooked On Drupal

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 16: Drupal is Dead - Long Live Drupal". In this episode of the Hooked on Drupal podcast we dare to cover the most controversial of Drupal news, including the Dave Hall blog post signaling the imminent decline of Drupal. Could it be true? Tune in and find out if Drupal 8 is already dead.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 15: Mergers, Acquisitions, and the Return of the Drupal Podcast". On hiatus for over 8 months, the Hooked on Drupal podcast returns with thoughts on Drupal 8 after the first anniversary; plus company news of mergers, acquisitions, new hires, and other 2016 highlights.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 14: DrupalCon New Orleans 2016 Highlights with Steve Burge from OSTraining".  In this special DrupalCon edition of Hooked on Drupal we conferenced in Steve Burge of OSTraining for a full report from his DrupalCon New Orleans note sheet.  Held on May 9-13, DrupalCon New Orleans was the premiere event for the North American Drupal community in 2016. Steve is joined by Brad Czerniak (developer at Commercial Progression) for an in depth review of the Driesnote (State of Drupal May 2016 Presentation) and other DrupalCon highlights.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 13: Future Predictions of Drupal, Technology, and Powerball Winners".  That's right, you heard it here first folks, someone has already won the Powerball. Ok, so maybe that is old news... but what about the future of Decoupled Drupal website architecture, static site generators, and the next revolution in IOT technology? To receive these clairvoyant predictions along with many important highlights from 2015, you will need to tune into the future with our latest podcast. 

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 12: Drupal 8 is here, let’s #celebr8d8!". With the official Drupal 8 release date set for November 19th, the CP development crew assembles for an in-depth conversation on all things Drupal 8. We predicted the release date of Drupal 8 to within 3 days on our February podcast. Hillary Lewandowski will be presenting an overview of Drupal 8 at our next meetup and Drupal 8 release party with Girl Develop It Detroit at Grand Circus. Approaches for migrating Drupal 6 and 7 sites to Drupal 8 are discussed. Changes in the development cycle for Drupal 8 going forward are mused upon. What does it mean that Drupal 8 is built on Symfony and how will the respective development communities merge, we talk it through.  

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 11: Digital Summit Detroit Conference Debrief and Marketing Analytics Interview with Ryan Jones of Sapient Nitro".  In this special edition of Hooked on Drupal, Alex Fisher and the CP crew were on location at the Digital Summit Detroit 2015. Hosted at the Max M. Fisher in Detroit Michigan, this 2 day conference featured a full roster of digital marketing, design, and technology presentations. Commercial Progression was a proud sponsor of this impressive first showing of the Digital Summit conference in Detroit.  With over 800 total attendees the Digital Summit was the premiere event for Detroit area marketing and design professionals to share ideas, meet new business contacts, and appreciate all things digital. Working the booth at the event, the CP crew made many new contacts and was reacquainted with some old friends, like Ryan Jones of Sapient Nitro. Ryan's Digital Summit presentation, "Search Data Visualization: Presenting to Non-Marketers" provid

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 10: Summer of Drupal with Special Guests Hillary Lewandowski and Michael Zhang".  In this episode of Hooked on Drupal, the usual crew is joined by two new members to the CP team.  Hillary Lewandowski, the latest member to the development team brings her wisdom from a formal education in computer science.  Additionally, Michael Zhang is one of two summer interns from Northville High School and an active member of Northville DECA, with a focus on marketing. As the Commercial Progression team size grows, our development team has begun to specialize.  Brad has focused on developing new processes for site architecture and shares his discoveries about how to prepare a project for design and development. Other team members share their personal project subject matter.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 9: DrupalCon LA 2015 Highlights with Steve Burge from OSTraining".  In this special DrupalCon edition of Hooked on Drupal we conferenced in Steve Burge of OSTraining for an on the ground report from Los Angeles.  Held on May 11-15, 2015 DrupalCon LA was the premiere event for the Drupal community.  Steve brings us the inside scoop of highlights and takeaways as the conference wraps up.  Additionally, Alex Fisher (also a DrupalCon veteran) shares his memories and insights from past DrupalCons.  Commercial Progression has recently sponsored OSTraining with a $5000 kickstarter backing to bring Drupal 8 upgrade training to the masses.  This new collection of video resources will be released in September 2015.  With Dries call to support Drupal as public utility from DrupalCon, this announcement seems especially timely.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 8: HighEdWeb Michigan 2015 Conference".  In this latest installment, lead developer Brad Czerniak is on location with the Nick DeNardis of the HighEdWeb Michigan 2015 Regional Conference.  Held on April 20-21, 2015 at Wayne State University in Detroit, this annual conference focused on the intersection of web technology and higher education.  The conference featured 17 presenters divided into two tracks for a distinct technical and a marketing focus.  Nick DeNardis is a well respected and active member of the higher education technology community.  In this candid interview, Nick shares insights as the web director of Wayne State's web communications department for keeping pace with the demands of higher education.  Highlights of the Michigan HighEdWeb conference as well as some future anticipations for the national Milwaukee event in October 2015 are discussed.  Listen in for the inside scoop on where higher education web technology is headed.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 7: Dreisy-Wan Kenobi You're our only hope!".  In this latest installment, lead developers Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller are given a mysterious droid with a message from "Dreisy-Wan Kenobi" concerning the future release date of Drupal 8.  After a brief moment of reminiscing about the highlights of DrupalCamp Michigan, Brad and Chris muse about the cryptic messages that seem to predict when Drupal 8 will launch, what the fate of the Backdrop CMS will be, and what Acquia Lift actually is.  Tune in for cosmic revelations from beyond time and space.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 6: Winning the Web Development Race with Drupal".  In the latest installment; Alex Fisher, founder of Commercial Progression is joined by a special guest; Ann Siegle, CEO of Spoke8 Marketing.  Ann Siegle is not only a veteran of successful web development projects, but she is also a seasoned automotive racing enthusiast.  From Ann’s experiences in the grandstands and back at the shop, she has developed a rich metaphor that relates the efforts of web development and digital marketing to that of auto racing and building an effective racing team.  Commercial Progression and Spoke8 Marketing have formed a strong team with Drupal as the winning vehicle on the track.  In this candid discussion, Alex and Ann provide a tour of their winning open source web development strategies.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 5: DrupalCamp Michigan 2015 Preview".  In the latest installment, lead developers Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller provide a preview and discussion of session content on the schedule for DrupalCamp Michigan 2015.  DrupalCamp Michigan will be held on Saturday January 31st at Henry Ford College in Dearborn Michigan. At DrupalCamp Michigan attendees will have an opportunity to participate in beginner and advanced event tracks.  All participants will benefit from networking opportunities, web technology discussion panels, and collaborative code sprints.  Registration cost is $15 which includes a continental breakfast and box lunch.

Commercial Progression presents Hooked on Drupal, “Episode 4: Back to the Future of 2014".  In the latest installment, lead developers Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller recount the best of 2014 and make clairvoyant predictions concerning the future in 2015.  Which Drupal modules, technologies, and events of 2014 will stand the test of time?  Will we finally get hoverboards in 2015?  Check your flux capacitors and tighten your canooter valves as we explore these all important end-of-the-year questions.

In this latest installment of Hooked on Drupal, Commercial Progression lead developers Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller reveal the tensions of rival allegiances in their personal and professional lives. Who can defend a taste for Miracle Whip and a tasteless appreciation for Van Hagar?  These all important questions frame the discussion of CSS preprocessors and responsive design best practices.

In the much-anticipated sequel to episode one of Hooked on Drupal, Commercial Progression lead developers Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller fortify Earth's defenses against Drupageddon. Along the way, many important aspects of interstellar nuclear propulsion systems are considered. The pros and cons of using a Drupal distribution are also discussed, with more cons than you might expect.

In this first episode of Hooked on Drupal, Shane Sevo hosts an interview discovery of Commercial Progression’s lead developers, Brad Czerniak and Chris Keller.  In this first episode of Hooked on Drupal we discussed the setup for Podcasting with Drupal, security release "SA-CORE-2014-005", Drupal 8 musings, Symfony framework, TWIG templating, and the next Michigan Drupal meetup. Tune in and enjoy a fun tour of all these topics, plus a bonus discussion of special crockpot recipes. Hooked on Drupal Content Team: BRAD CZERNIAK - Developer Talent, CHRIS KELLER - Developer Talent, SHANE SEVO - Host.