--- title: Violinist and automation with Eirik Morland date: 2024-01-29 permalink: archive/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