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title: Violinist and automation with Eirik Morland
date: 2024-01-29
permalink: daily/2024/01/29/violinist-and-automation-with-eirik-morland
snippet: |
    This week on Beyond Blocks, I'm joined by Eirik Morland to discuss Violinist - a tool for automating PHP dependency updates.
tags:
    - software-development
    - podcast
    - php
    - phpc
    - composer
---

In [today's episode of the Beyond Blocks podcast][episode], I'm joined by Eirik Morland - the Developer of [Violinist].

We discuss why you'd want to use a tool like Violinist to manage your dependency updates, why you'd want to automate repetitive tasks and focus on providing value for clients and customers.

We also discuss running a SaaS business and why Drupal is a good choice for SaaS products - though this could be a full episode on its own.

[episode]: {{site.url}}/podcast/8-eirik-morland-violinist
[violinist]: https://violinist.io