Darrell Ulm | Computer Science | Notes and Blog

How long will Drupal 9 be supported.   Currently, it is 2023. This is a crucial question for Drupal site owners and builders. While that may seem like a long time away, upgrading from Drupal 8 to 9 is relatively easy compared to previous upgrades from Drupal 5 to 6 and 6 to Drupal 7. Where does this leave the Drupal 7 sites that still need to be upgraded to Drupal 9? The year is 2022, and Drupal 7 continues to be supported for a bit longer to help developers and owners with the upgrade process. Drupal 8 and 9 have really come into their own in recent years. Drupal 8 offered significant enhancements compared to Drupal 7, and the contributed modules are looking promising for the future of Drupal.  

Drupal 9 is here , and there are already some useful modules available for the newest stable version. Currently, for Drupal 9 , there is Admin Toolbar, Redirect, Paragraphs, Metatag, Simple XML Sitemap, Field Group, Ctools, Entity Browser, Embed, Webform, Entity API, IMCE, Google Analytics, External Links, XML Sitemap, Focal Point, Acquia Connector, and the list appears to be growing. When searching for modules using the "Stable Release" filter, it seems that Drupal 9 is indeed forward compatible with Drupal 8!

Okay, so I was checking out this website, ResearcherID, and I created this page for Darrell Ulm: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/Y-5083-2018 . It seems like another really useful site for listing research work, much like ORCID, which you can see here for Darrell Ulm as well: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-0416 . I'm still trying to fully understand the nuances between ResearcherID and ORCID, as they appear to be quite similar in their aim – providing a unique identifier for researchers and their publications. However, looking at Darrell Ulm's ResearcherID page, it seems to have some interesting connections to other resources, specifically mentioning reviewing efforts. It's fascinating to see how these platforms are interconnected and how they contribute to the broader ecosystem of scholarly communication and recognition. I need to explore further how these different systems integrate and what unique benefits each offers to researchers like Darrell. It’s all part of navig...

ORCid.org is a research publication database (mine: Darrell Ulm)  I recently came across ORCID.org, a platform that\helps researchers organize and present their scholarly work in a structured and reliable way. It surprised me that I had not used it earlier because it offers a level of control and clarity that is incredibly useful when managing decades of publications. As I began adding my research history, I found myself reflecting on the themes that have shaped my work in parallel processing, associative computing, and algorithmic problem solving. It felt a bit like rediscovering old tools in a workshop that I somehow forgot I built. A Look Back at My Research Contributions Much of my work has focused on high performance computing, data parallelism, and innovative approaches to classic optimization problems. ORCID gave me a chance to revisit these contributions and understand how they fit together across time. Parallel and Distributed Processing Several of my publications appeared...

Looking at more resources online for Python for Data Science. There are many good resources available. Of course the main tools are:  Numpy ,  Pandas ,  MathPlotLib ,  SkiKit-Learn  has some amazing tools. Kaggle  for instance has Data Science contents, but good to install a local system like the  Jupyter Notebook  to speed things up as the Kaggle editor can lag and take some time to run on small data-sets. The newer  DataCamp  has some neat tutorials on it and simple App to do daily exercises on your mobile device. Here is the  Python DataScience Handbook . Really useful. A short tutorial:  Learn Python for Data Science , a fun read. A list of cool  DataSci tutorials is here , and another how to get started with  Python for DS . Will add more later.

I’ve been keeping a running set of technical notes on Tumblr as I work through different web development projects. Over time it has turned into a personal reference library that covers Drupal development, PHP programming, Linux server setup, and the Symfony framework. Most of these notes come from real problems I’ve solved while building or maintaining websites, so the collection keeps expanding as I learn new tools and techniques. A large portion of my notes focuses on Drupal because I spend a lot of time working with Drupal 7, Drupal 8, and the transition toward Drupal 9. I’ve documented everything from module development and data migration to caching, performance optimization, Varnish configuration, and headless Drupal workflows. Since Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 are built on Symfony, I also keep notes on Symfony concepts and PHP best practices that help improve development speed and code quality. I also write down what I learn while setting up and managing Linux servers. Many of these en...