Drupal
Please don't abuse node references! Part 1
Refactoring a large Drupal site to improve performance by optimizing node references and resolving SQL inefficiencies. Part 1 of 2.
Blog
Git
Git: Always Be Branching (ABB)
Master the Git workflow for efficient Drupal development. Learn branching techniques, handling conflicts, and best practices for pushing changes to...
Business
What I Learned Having Lunch with My First Grader
My wife and I decided because Lucas worked so hard on his fall school play "The Garden Show" in which Lucas played the Alien Grandfather, we would...
Artificial Intelligence
A Toad at TEDx Portland
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending Portland’s fourth TEDx event at the Keller Auditorium. Known as “ideas worth spreading,” TED...
Artificial Intelligence
ToadCast 022 - Open Source and Cover Oregon
Toadcast 22 hosted an All-Star cast including: Dave Bellous, co-owner of Yellow Pencil, Jacob Redding, Open Source Manager at Accenture's Emerging...
Artificial Intelligence
Providing Time for Employees to Change Their Passwords
With the highly publicized Heartbleed vulnerability this week, a vulnerabi
Artificial Intelligence
Metal Toad Templates Part 3: Our User Story Template
Following up on part 2 introducing our agile burndown spreadsheet template, part 3 focuses on our
Drupal
Pond Life Ep.2
Exploring essential tools for Drupal/PHP development, SCSS techniques, and insights on balancing front-end and back-end tasks for junior developers.
Drupal
Drupal 7: When to use Entityqueue vs Draggable Views
Compare Entityqueue and Draggable Views in Drupal 7 to determine the best module for sorting lists based on your specific use-case and admin...
Git
Git: Always Be Committing (ABC)
Junior developerslearn the importance of version control and best practices with Git to ensure smooth project workflows and professional growth.
Business
A Call for an Open Source CoverOregon.com
Oregon's health exchange struggled with costly failures, prompting a call for open source solutions to save taxpayers money and improve functionality.
Artificial Intelligence
Comparison of AngularJS cache vs. browser HTTP cache
When working with Angular's $http service, one of the nifty options is a built-in cache service.
Artificial Intelligence
Drupal 7 Tutorial: Using Entityqueue with Views
Last time I gave a quick introduction on how to create and manage queues using Entityqueue.
Drupal
Drupal vs. WordPress? Who Cares?! They Are Both Open Source.
Debating WordPress vs. Drupal? Both are powerful, open-source CMS options. Learn why investing in open-source platforms offers better value than...
Drupal
DrupalCon 2014 Call for Sessions!
Submit your session for DrupalCon 2014 focused on Drupal 8 innovations. Share your expertise on Symphony, Twig, and OOP before the March 7th deadline.
Drupal
ToadCast 021 - The Drinking Game!
For Toadcast 21 we interview the man, the legend, Jonathan Jordan. For our 21st we did what any good podcast would do, we celebrated with a drinking...
Business
Leadership Lessons I've Learned as CEO
I recently answered a question on Quora about the characteristics of great CEOs.
Media & Entertainment
The Emmys Leverage AWS
How Metal Toad scaled the Emmy's website using AWS to handle millions of hits during live events, ensuring seamless performance and 100% uptime.
Business
ToadCast 020 - Joaquin and Robinson
For Toadcast 20 our President Joaquin interviews our newest PM Robinson where they talk about tech, being the new guy, metal bands, and bird poop.
Artificial Intelligence
Metal Toad Project Manager Profile: Steve Winters
As part of our project manager application process, we ask applicants to respond to a number of questions about themselves focused on their approach...
Business
Metal Toad Templates Part 2: Our Agile Burndown Google Spreadsheet
Here’s the first template post in this series, following my opinion piece on when to use a PM tool v
Drupal
Ruby, Drupal and a tadpole's swimlane
Exploring the transition from Ruby on Rails to Drupal, highlighting the differences in frameworks, database communication, and testing, while...
Business
Metal Toad Templates Part 1: Spreadsheets versus PM Tools
I’m starting a new series dedicated to sharing project management templates we’ve created and frequently use at Metal Toad.
AWS Managed Services
AWS Managed Services Dashboard - Part 2: Tools for Logging
Explore how Logstash, Redis, StatsD, and Graphite power Metal Toad's managed services dashboard for data visualization and logging in this insightful...