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Steve Persch, Dramaturg of website operations, Season 2025, CI episode

June 20, 2025

Embedding this post from LinkedIn. I keep watching it when I need to take a break from DevOps, CI, etc.

Learning new words in morning: Astute point

June 3, 2025

Usually in the morning after my first cup of coffee I learn new Spanish words using Duolingo app.  Today I read a great funny article sent to me by a friend.  I enjoyed all 16 min of reading, and learned two new words - astute point and yak-shaving.  Will try to use them in a sentence today. 

Astute point

Astute point” and “good point” are similar, but not exact synonyms.

Enhancing Authentication: OpenID Connect Module for Backdrop CMS

May 18, 2025

Authentication is one of the cornerstones of modern web development—and getting it wrong can seriously hurt the user experience. Recently, our team was working on Single Sign On for the CMQCC website that was migrated from D7 to  Backdrop CMS last year.  CMQCC accounts server provides OpenID https://openid.net/ authentication, and this module was not ready for BackdropCMS.

New CSS toys

April 11, 2025
The ::backdrop CSS pseudo-element is a box the size of the viewport, which is rendered immediately beneath any element being presented in the top layer.