The Economist: Tech Talk

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Given at Dallas Drupal Days. In this presentation, the Austin team will describe the innovative solutions, daily workflow, performance challenges, necessary customizations, testing scheme, and third-party vendor integration that delivers The Economist Online to millions of users.

Technology Business

The Economist (Tech)
Diana Montalion Dupuis : @dianadupuis
diana@fourkitchens.com
previously: @mooncougar

Aaron Forsander : @aaronforsander
forsander@fourkitchens.com

Robert Ristroph : @robgr robert@fourkitchens.com

Four Kitchens : @fourkitchens

The Economist
• First published in September 1843 to take part
in a "severe contest between intelligence, which
presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance
obstructing our progress."

Dallas Drupal Days 2011

The Development Team
• London, New York, Austin

The Development Team
• London, New York, Austin
• How we communicate

The Development Team
• London, New York, Austin
• How we communicate
• Roles

The Development Team
• London, New York, Austin
• How we communicate
• Roles
• Non-dev team members

Agile
• Rituals
• High-tech scrum tools (ie google docs)

Agile
• Rituals
• High-tech scrum tools (ie google docs)
• Product owners and stakeholders

Dev Ops
• Branching
• Code reviews
• Trunk -> Stage -> Live

Dev Ops
• Branching
• Code reviews
• Trunk -> Stage -> Live
• Testing

Testing
• Selenium
• SimpleTests
• Hand testing in all environments

Testing
• Selenium
• SimpleTests
• Hand testing in all environments
• Team sign off before each release

Vendor Branching
• Each contributed module has a vendor branch

Vendor Branching
• Each contributed module has a vendor branch
• Changes are made to the code base, not the
module

Vendor Branching
• Each contributed module has a vendor branch
• Changes are made to the code base, not the
module
• Upgrades happen in the vendor branch and are
merged into the code base

Jenkins
• Hudson / Jenkins
• Get out of cron

Jenkins
• Hudson / Jenkins
• Get out of cron
• Custom drush commands

Jenkins
• Hudson / Jenkins
• Get out of cron
• Custom drush commands
• Examples of tasks running in Hudkins

Performance
• Caching
• Database
• Custom caching modules

Migration
• Continual integration
• Push to pull the plug

Migration
• Continual integration
• Push to pull the plug
• Where we are now

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The Economist: Tech Talk

1. The Economist (Tech) Diana Montalion Dupuis : @dianadupuis diana@fourkitchens.com previously: @mooncougar Aaron Forsander : @aaronforsander forsander@fourkitchens.com Robert Ristroph : @robgr robert@fourkitchens.com Four Kitchens : @fourkitchens

2. The Economist Dallas Drupal Days 2011

3. The Economist • First published in September 1843 to take part in a "severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress." Dallas Drupal Days 2011

4. The Economist • First published in September 1843 to take part in a "severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress." • In May 2011 The Economist online had 6,421,376 unique visitors and 32,565,298 page views worldwide Dallas Drupal Days 2011

5. The Economist • First published in September 1843 to take part in a "severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress." • In May 2011 The Economist online had 6,421,376 unique visitors and 32,565,298 page views worldwide • iPhone and iPad app download: 2 million + Dallas Drupal Days 2011

6. Dallas Drupal Days 2011

7. The Development Team

8. The Development Team • London, New York, Austin

9. The Development Team • London, New York, Austin • How we communicate

10. The Development Team • London, New York, Austin • How we communicate • Roles

11. The Development Team • London, New York, Austin • How we communicate • Roles • Non-dev team members

12. Agile

13. Agile • Rituals

14. Agile • Rituals • High-tech scrum tools (ie google docs)

15. Agile • Rituals • High-tech scrum tools (ie google docs) • Product owners and stakeholders

16.

17. Dev Ops

18. Dev Ops • Branching

19. Dev Ops • Branching • Code reviews

20. Dev Ops • Branching • Code reviews • Trunk -> Stage -> Live

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22. Testing

23. Testing • Selenium

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27. Vendor Branching

28. Vendor Branching • Each contributed module has a vendor branch

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30. Vendor Branching • Each contributed module has a vendor branch • Changes are made to the code base, not the module • Upgrades happen in the vendor branch and are merged into the code base

31.

32.

33. Jenkins

34. Jenkins • Hudson / Jenkins

35. Jenkins • Hudson / Jenkins • Get out of cron

36. Jenkins • Hudson / Jenkins • Get out of cron • Custom drush commands

37. Jenkins • Hudson / Jenkins • Get out of cron • Custom drush commands • Examples of tasks running in Hudkins

38. Performance

39. Performance • Caching

40. Performance • Caching • Database

41. Performance • Caching • Database • Custom caching modules

42. Migration