Frontend Development

Site builders have new compatibility and rendering fixes to assess. The releases differ in their readiness for production use. ...more

Symfony teams evaluating Vite or Rsbuild no longer have to treat Reprise as an experimental integration. Its 1.0 public API now carries Symfony's backwards-compatibility promise. ...more

Full-page navigation is often enough for a server-rendered site. When an interface needs more targeted updates, HTMX offers another option without requiring the browser to take over the application’s rendering architecture. ...more

Drupal is not named in the HTML First paper, but the argument lands close to home. It gives Drupal teams a useful test for deciding when server rendering, Twig, components, and JavaScript should each carry the frontend load. ...more

Drupal’s compiled CSS pipeline exists partly to bridge browser gaps. Container style queries now offer a possible path to simpler theme CSS once core’s support policy catches up. ...more

For Drupal teams, small technical choices often decide how maintainable a site becomes. DrupalCamp Kortrijk speakers are using that practical layer as the entry point for sessions on configuration, performance, CSS and editorial work. ...more

Ivan Zugec compares Drupal Canvas and WordPress Gutenberg by building the same hero component in both systems. The post explains how Gutenberg follows a content-first model with ready-made blocks and React-based custom block development, while Canvas uses a component-first model built around Drupal components, including Single Directory Components. ...more

Apple has introduced MapKit JS 6 with changes aimed at modern web development workflows. The WebKit post describes updates including website-bound tokens, an npm loader package, selective library loading, Promise-based APIs, and browser-standard event handling for developers adding Apple Maps to websites and web apps. ...more

Developer educator and Syntax co-host Scott Tolinski joined Talking Drupal episode 554 to discuss his Drupal roots, the evolution of developer education, and how modern frontend development has changed over the past decade. The conversation explored Drupal’s enduring strengths in content modelling, permissions, and editorial workflows while also examining broader trends in web development. The episode’s Module of the Week segment highlighted Views Row SDC and its approach to integrating Drupal Views with Single Directory Components. ...more

A third-part comparison by Andi Rüther examines how Canvas and Display Builder approach flexible frontpage construction in Drupal. The analysis contrasts editor-focused workflows with structured, data-driven approaches, highlighting trade-offs between ease of use and system integration. ...more

A blog post shows how developers handle dynamic content in Drupal Canvas using HTMX and code components due to current Views limitations. ...more

A tutorial by Phil Norton demonstrates how HTMX can be used in Drupal to build a tabbed interface that loads content dynamically without refreshing the page. The example uses a single controller to handle both initial rendering and HTMX requests, showing how server-driven interactions can replace heavier frontend approaches. The approach highlights a lightweight pattern for introducing interactivity within Drupal. ...more