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31 lines
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title: Application code is only part of the puzzle
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date: 2024-08-05
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permalink: daily/2024/08/05/application-code-is-only-part-of-the-puzzle
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tags:
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- software-development
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- docker
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- nix
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cta: ~
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Your application code is only part of the puzzle.
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Of course, your application code is important.
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In a Drupal project, in addition to the framework itself, you'll likely have additional community-contributed (contrib) modules that add functionality and any project-specific custom modules and themes.
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The application code, though, is only one piece of the puzzle.
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You also need infrastructure code to ensure the code runs with the correct dependencies and versions for everyone working with it.
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You don't want people using different versions of PHP or a different web server.
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You want consistency between all environments to lower the risk of introducing bugs.
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You also want the infrastructure code to be reliable and simple to run and bundled with the code for each access.
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Instead of using something like MAMP or XAMPP, software like Nix and Docker (or wrappers like Lando and DDEV) have files that can be kept with the application code.
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This makes it much easier for people to contribute, whether they're employees, freelancers, consultants or open-source contributors.
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