Most agency onboarding fails before the kickoff call happens. Not because the team isn't good. Not because the client is difficult. Because nobody collected the right context upfront, and the kickoff call becomes the place where everyone discovers what they don't know yet. The intake form is the fix. Not a 3-question "tell us about your project" form. A real one. Here's the framework we use — 27 q
Friday I got a new camera to replace the one that broke last year. It's a Canon Rebel with two lenses. The buttons and functions are different from the previous camera so my muscle memory is no good. I have to relearn it all. Spent the weekend at the Renaissance Festival and got some great pics. What are you building this week? What do you want to learn? What events are you attending this week?
SMS remains one of the most reliable communication channels available today, with open rates exceeding 90%. Whether you are building an OTP SMS API for authentication, setting up transactional alerts, or automating marketing workflows, a robust SMS API integration is a powerful addition to any stack. In this tutorial, we will explore how a REST SMS API works and walk through a practical implementa
Making yogurt at home isn't hard. You can control the sugar, the fat, add any flavour you want. Free from the tyranny of Big Yogurt! Yet somehow, Danone is still doing fine. Same goes for home-brewed beer, homemade bread, 3D printing. All great hobbies. All more accessible than ever. None have actually disrupted their industries. Better tools raise the floor and the ceiling. The hobbyist gets bett
Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and more expensive because criminals are still getting paid. Despite growing awareness, the economics of ransomware still favour attackers. Only 17% of UK organisations hit by ransomware chose to pay, but even among those who do pay, outcomes remain unreliable. According to UK‑wide data, oranisations are now three times more likely to recover from backups
If you've worked with Drupal long enough, you've faced this decision: Do I build a custom module for this or can ECA handle it? Use ECA When The logic is workflow-based Non-developers need to maintain it ECA workflows live in the admin UI. Your client or site admin can read, modify, and debug them without touching code. A custom module cannot offer that. Speed matters A workflow that would tak
Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from the last thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in poor taste will be downvoted by mods.
The 3 AM Nightmare Last week, I let an AI agent run loose on my production server. It was fine — until 3 AM. To interact with the agent, a user must first authenticate across Gmail, a support desk, and a payment platform — all before the agent takes its first action. Permission denied. Permission denied. Permission denied. Three different connectors. Three different auth systems. One very tired