December DUG @ Acquia - Views and Entity References
This month's Portland Drupal User Group will take place at Acquia (1120 NW Couch St, Suite 630).
At this user group:
Ben Hare will cover some of his favorite features of Views. We're excited to see Some Drupal site building topics on the schedule!
Jakob Perry will share a talk he's prepared for some upcoming conferences: "Entity References gone wild, how they are sinking Drupal 8 projects". It covers Entity Reference Revisions, Nodes and Paragraphs and their impact on site performance.
Read moreNovember DUG @ Phase 2
This month's meetup will be held at Phase2 (514 NW 11th Ave. Ste 203).
Michaela Davis will be speaking about her experiences learning Javascript ES6 (which is the new flavor of javascript used by most modern programmers, including Drupal core).
Ryan Price will give an overview of map/reduce and some functions you can do with javascript arrays and objects.
There will also be time for a discussion about git and development workflows.
Read moreOctober DUG at NEW ThinkShout Office - Patternlab & ES6
The new ThinkShout office is across the street - 321 NW Glisan St, Suite 700 - there will be someone in the lobby helping to buzz people in. As usual, we will have food and refreshments provided by the host.
Read moreAugust DUG at Phase2
This month's Portland Drupal User Group will take place at Phase2 (514 NW 11th Ave. Ste 203).
Note: Phase2 has a door phone where you have to get buzzed in.
At this user group:
Read moreJuly DUG at Acquia
This month's Portland Drupal User Group will take place at Acquia (1120 NW Couch St, Suite 630).
At this user group:
I was thinking we could have a group discussion about how people manage their configurations in Drupal 8. If Greg is there, he may have some slides on the subject he will share.
For future months, we're looking for people to give talks. They could be 5 minutes or as long as about 45 minutes. If you're interested, find me on Slack or talk to me in person tomorrow.
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Mid-Sr Level Drupal Dev Job Opportunity
Hi there everyone!
I've recently connected with a few of you over LinkedIn and received the suggestion to post a position I'm recruiting for on this page so thought I'd give it a shot.
Here is the current position: https://vitamintalent.com/talent/jobs/125239
It's with a small "startup" sportswear company in town who are looking to grow their team.
Would love to network with anyone interested in this opportunity or any others. I can offer a $100 referral bonus to anyone who refers someone and gets a job through me.
Thanks so much!
Connor Snashall
csnashall@aquent.com
Interested in Drupal shop owner/manager meetup?
Hi,
I run a 5-person Drupal shop headquartered in Portland. We've been in business 20 years and have been focused on Drupal since 2009.
I would love to get to know and network with other Drupal shop CEOs and managers in this area.
Would anyone be interested in getting together from time to time? In addition to just meeting others who do my same type of job, my objectives are to share lessons learned, war stories, ideas about how to sell/market, manage teams, promote Drupal, contribute to the Drupal community, etc.
Ben Fajen
Aeronet Communications
Help plan the 2016 meetup group
Help us make 2016 a great new year of Drupal meetups! After the regular meetup next Wednesday, stay for a short meeting to plan various aspects of the user group, including topic suggestions and co-organizer details.
Read moreInterview for Research at Oregon State University
Hello,
Researchers at Oregon State University are striving to conduct research to
learn more about the free/open source software community landscape as it
relates to older adults. We’re looking for older adults who are older than
50 and are currently involved with a free/open source software project. You
will be excluded from the study if you are younger than 50, have not
contributed to a free/open source software project, or are not fluent in
English. If you’re interested, we will either do an in-person interview (if
Way out West
Calling all Beginners!
This Wednesday, we will be talking about wireframing and prototyping for responsive design. Included will be a video from DrupalCon and some interesting articles and resources generously suggested by the community. I hope to see you there!
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