Category: News

Capybara’s find method is a lot more powerful than it first appears. In this post, I show how the find(:element, ...) variation can be used to simplify a common type of query. Capybara also has an interesting configuration option related to test IDs. Check it out! https://mattbrictson.com/blog/simplify-capybara-selectors

I’m very pleased to announce the release of a new version of GNU PSPP.  PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data.  It is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.

Changes from 1.6.2 to 2.0.0-pre2:

• The CTABLES command is now implemented.
• FREQUENCIES now honors the LAYERED setting on SPLIT FILE.
• AGGREGATE:
  • New aggregation functions CGT, CLT, CIN, and COUT.
  • Break variables are now optional.
• ADD FILES, MATCH FILES, and UPDATE now allow string variables with the same name to have different widths.
• CROSSTABS now calculates significance of Pearson and Spearman correlations in symmetric measures.
• DISPLAY MACROS is now implemented.
• SET SUMMARY is now implemented.
• SHOW ENVIRONMENT is now implemented.
• Removed the MODIFY VARS command, which is not in SPSS.
• Building from a Git repository, which previously required GIMP, now requires rsvg-convert from librsvg2 instead.
• The pspp-dump-sav program is no longer installed by default.
• Improved the search options in the syntax editor.
• Localisations for the ar (Arabic) and ta (Tamil) locales have been added.
• Journaling is now enabled by default when PSPP or PSPPIRE is started interactively.  In PSPPIRE, use Edit|Options to override the default.

Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org.

In a world where constant change is the norm, finished software provides a breath of fresh air. It’s a reminder that reliability, consistency, and user satisfaction can coexist in the realm of software development. So the next time you find yourself yearning for the latest update, remember that sometimes, the best software is the one that doesn’t change at all. While this is a nice sentiment, the reality is that software has become so complex, competition to cutthroat, and operating systems so changeful, that “finishing” software just doesn’t seem like a realistic and attainable goal anymore. The example used in the article, WordStar 4.0 for DOS, can only be “finished” because DOS doesn’t change anymore.

Prison Escape || New Dawn || Puzzle Game || Level 7 || Research Centre
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Le clip girate dagli studenti di quarta elettronica durante le prime esperienze di programmazione microcontrollori.
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Duas nações, um braço de mar: entre a Alemanha e a Dinamarca, o Fiorde de Flensburgo estende-se até ao continente como uma extensão do Mar Báltico. A fronteira atravessa o fiorde a 40 quilómetros da cidade de Flensburgo, o ponto mais ocidental do Mar Báltico. Em ambos os lados da baía, acompanhamos as pessoas que partilham a enseada: em terra, na água e no ar!

The government intends to open up more job opportunities for ex-convicts to replace foreign workers in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday (Oct 31).

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Today we are talking about Commerce Kickstart, Commerce in General, and What’s new at Centarro with guest Ryan Szrama. We’ll also cover Navigation as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/422

Topics

• High level overview of commerce kickstart
• Is it a distribution
• Will it move to recipes
• Why use commerce directly over kickstart
• Does kickstart lend itself to a specific type of site
• Compare with Shopify
• Do you ever recommend Shopify
• Are there additional conditions or events being added
• Can people contribute to kickstart
• What is Centarro focused on now
• What is the state of headless

Resources

• Selling File Downloads and certificates through Drupal Commerce
• Commerce Kickstart
• Driesnote
• Methodical coffee

Guests

Ryan Szarma – ryanszrama.com rszrama

Hosts

Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi – epam.com johnpicozzi Mark Casias – kanopi.com – markie

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz – @mandclu Navigation

• Brief description:
  • Would you like to try out and give feedback on a proposed overhaul to how Drupal’s administration menu works? There’s a module for that.
• Brief history
  • How old: project created in 2004, but the namespace was taken over earlier this year as a place to work on the proposed new navigation in the contrib space
  • Versions available: No releases yet, so you need to clone the repo into your custom modules
• Maintainership
  • Very active development, commits in the past day
• Number of open issues:
  • 46, 14 of which are bugs
• Usage stats:
  • Officially 1 site is using it, but not recommended for production anyway
• Maintainer(s):
  • Include Christina Chumillas, Sascha Eggenberger, Lauri Eskola, Mike Herschel, and more
• Module features and usage
  • At this point, really a prototype, trying to define what the user experience should be
  • Worth noting that the latest release for the Gin admin theme also includes this new updated navigation as an experimental feature that can be updated, but still best to leave feedback on the Navigation project
  • The main idea is that instead of having dropdowns that fly out for deeper level menu items, the navigation is in a sidebar, with menu items that expand to reveal child items when clicked
  • It’s worth noting that dropdown menus with multiple levels handled in flyouts are a known usability pain point, and are often cited by industry experts like Jakob Neilsen as something to avoid
  • There are still some usability issues to be thought through with this approach, for example there is no longer a way to reach the top page of a section or subsection, because clicking on the link shows or hides the child items instead
  • This was a subject of some very active discussions at DrupalCon Europe last week, so I thought it would be good to cover this week, so our listeners can add their voices