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Analytics-driven responsive web design planning
Discover how analytics-driven web design can optimize user experience by focusing on fluid layouts and breakpoints rather than specific devices....
iOS Continous Integration for Enterprise
Learn how to set up iOS Continuous Integration with Xcode Server, fetching pods, injecting certificates, and managing provisioning profiles for...
2015 Q1 Challenge
As mentioned in the Projects At Work podcast with Dave Prior, we talked abo
Cloud Architecture: AWS CloudFormation
Discover how AWS CloudFormation revolutionizes cloud architecture by automating resource creation, reducing errors, and enhancing the building custom...
ToadCast 029
For ToadCast 29 I interview Dave Prior, Project Manager extraordinaire!
On Manual Process & Reporting
Manual project reporting ensures context and accuracy in data, enhancing proactive management and risk identification.
B2B Communication. By Writing on Windows. With Markers.
“At Metal Toad, we do things differently.”
The Metal Toad Difference, A LadyToad's Perspective
Let me start by getting this out of the way and speaking frankly about being a female professional working in technology. There are very few of us,...
The Toads Know How to Throw a Party
On December 4th, 2014, the Toads hosted an Open House to celebrate our recent move into the fourth floor of the historic Yeon Building in downtown...
Drupal 8 Migrations, part 4: Migrating Nodes from Drupal 7
In Part 3 of this series, we explored how to migrate taxonomies from a Drupal 7 site.
Drupal 8 Migrations, part 3: Migrating Taxonomies from Drupal 7
Drupal 8 provides a flexible, plugin-based architecture for migrating data into a site. In Part 2, we explored how to migrate users from a Drupal 7...
Metal Toad Mentorship Saturdays
Metal Toad Mentorship Saturdays are a place for people of all skill levels and development disciplines to get help and advice on their careers and...
CoverOregon goes Open Source
Ten months since my open letter to Oregon Governor Kitzhaber, challenging him to fix CoverOregon and to use more local companies and more open so
Covering our Apple Assets
Whenever a programmer and a designer get together they need to agree on a common language. That often involves mock-ups, aspect ratios, points,...
Drupal 8 Migrations, part 2: Migrating users from a Drupal 7 site
In this article, we will be building a custom migration which will import users from a Drupal 7 site into a Drupal 8 site.
Migrating Content into Drupal 8
Discover how Drupal 8's built-in migration system simplifies the process of importing content from various sources, including Drupal 6 and 7, into...
A Retrospective: The Metal Toad Summer Picnic
On September 12th, 2014, Metal Toad overtook downtown Portland. Well, maybe not “took over,” but the sentiment was there.
Money Can't Buy You Culture
Recently, I have been asked questions about Metal Toad’s culture. People want me to explain what our culture is, how we got it and, for that matter,...
Why Portland will be the Next Tech Hub
The demand for software continues to rise. I've written before on the current workforce gap and how that gap will be filled through vocational...
Defining Client Success
Elevate client partnerships through proactive strategies and consistent engagement at Metal Toad, ensuring long-term success and satisfaction.
Drupal 8: First Impressions for the Back-End Developer
Discover the key changes in Drupal 8 for back-end developers, including file structure, database updates, Drush modifications, and new configuration...
The Toads Have Leapt!
After three wonderful years at our previous office, Metal Toad has outgrown our lilypad.
How to thrive as a Junior Developer
I’ve been a junior developer at Metal Toad for about a year now. In that time, I’ve learned and grown more than I would have thought possible...and,...