Mike Herchel
@mike.herchel.com
Dad to a baddass 15yo daughter, senior front-end developer, maintainer of #Drupal core’s #CSS subsystem & default theme. Big believer in FOSS, the open web, performance, and accessibility. Founder of https://dripyard.com https://herchel.com
The Drupal AI module ecosystem tracker (modules and recipes) I developed and wrote about a few weeks ago? 🔍 It is now part of the #Drupal AI Dashboard module's documentation: 📚✨ project.pages.drupalcode.org/ai_dashboard...
Ecosystem - AI Dashboard
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Wrote a blog post about the #DrupalCon Orlando venue walkthrough... and I'm even more excited for next year's conference. 🌴☀️ Think gorgeous weather, an incredible resort, an awesome pool area, and lots of spaces to hang out with the community between sessions. #Drupal herchel.com/articles/fir...
A First Look at the DrupalCon Orlando Venue | Herchel.com
Two weekends ago, I met up with some of the DrupalCon Orlando local planning committee at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort to check out the venue and finalize a bunch of plans.
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Did I mention that `flex-wrap: balance` landed in Chrome stable last month!? 👀👀👀
Una Kravets@una.im · last yr.Introducing 🤯 flex-wrap: balance 🤯 Would you use this? ⚠️ Not a real feature yet, just something one of our engineers has been working on. (You can try it out in the latest Chrome Canary with the experimental web platform features flag though!)
1,200+ Drupal auth issues. One AI. Zero lines of code written. Lucas Hedding used AI to co-architect a new pluggable auth system for Drupal core. No code. Just architecture. http://tag1.co/nqw #Drupal #AI
Firefox 153 just landed, and comes with web platform features like: 🎉 popover="hint" 🎉 Picture-in-picture 🎉 IDB getAllRecords() 🎉 JS Promise Integration for wasm 🎉 JS import-as-text …And more! developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/M...
Firefox 153 release notes for developers (Stable) - Mozilla | MDN
This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 153 that affect developers. Firefox 153 was released on July 21, 2026.
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"Style queries let CSS respond to other CSS." 🎨 @mike.herchel.com explains why CSS style queries are a big deal: 💡🚀 dripyard.com/blog/why-css...
Why CSS Style Queries Are a Bigger Deal Than You Think | Dripyard
The last remaining reason to compile your CSS has just disappeared.
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Interested in a free or discounted ticket to @drupalcon.bsky.social Orlando? 🎟️🌴 We're looking for some volunteers - learn more here: events.drupal.org/orlando2027/...
Client Challenge
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Today at 11:25am ET / 4:25pm CET! #Drupal #PHP
Mike Herchel@mike.herchel.com · 2mo agoI'll be speaking about #Drupal at #PHPVerse 2026 on June 9th! We'll explore what's driving Drupal's resurgence, from component-driven development and the new Canvas page-building experience, to Drupal CMS and AI. I'll be going on at 4:25pm CEST / 10:25am ET! lp.jetbrains.com/phpverse-2026/
I'll be speaking about #Drupal at #PHPVerse 2026 on June 9th! We'll explore what's driving Drupal's resurgence, from component-driven development and the new Canvas page-building experience, to Drupal CMS and AI. I'll be going on at 4:25pm CEST / 10:25am ET! lp.jetbrains.com/phpverse-2026/
JetBrains PHPverse 2026 – Bringing the PHP Community Together
Join us for a free virtual event bringing together developers, ideas, and energy from across the ecosystem. Enjoy insightful talks, exciting announcements, and a look at the future of PHP development.
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"To grow skills, people need to go through hardship. They need to develop the muscle to think through problems," he said. "How would someone question if AI is accurate if they don't have critical thinking?" larsfaye.com/articles/age...
Agentic Coding is a Trap | Lars Faye
Remaining vigilant about cognitive debt and atrophy.
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STYLE QUERIES!!!!
Firefox for Web Developers@webdevs.firefox.com · 3mo agoFirefox 151 is out now, and brings with it some tasty new web platform features: 🎉 Container style() queries 🎉 Web Serial API 🎉 Document Picture-in-Picture API 🎉 keyboardLock on requestFullscreen …and more! developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/M...
Before the Incident Report: How We Are Collaborative #Drupal #DrupalCommunity #DrupalCommunityWorkingGroup #CodeOfConduct
Before the Incident Report: How We Are Collaborative
What happens before an incident report is filed? While technical sessions at DrupalCon are often packed, building a healthy community is a shared responsibility that happens every day in issue queues, Slack channels, and passing conversations. Learn how to navigate the "middle ground" of community friction and use the Code of Conduct not just as a reporting tool, but as a guide for everyday collaboration.
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🙌 This is something I'll be using every project
IntentToShip@intenttoship.dev · 3mo agoBlink: Intent to Ship: CSS Gap Decorations
Tomorrow at a11yTalks. Join us for Accessibility: The Never-Ending Story with AmyJune Hineline. Accessibility does not end at launch. As content changes, teams evolve, and standards advance, the work continues. Learn more and join us: youtu.be/ifeZTbcqj7o #A11yTalks #Accessibility
📝 New post: 10,000-watt GPU meet 40-watt lump of meat ⚡🧠⚡ daverupert.com/2026/04/if-i...
10,000-watt GPU meet 40-watt lump of meat
The use of AI is leading to burnout among its greatest advocates as they hit the limit of their meta-cognitive abilities:
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Don’t Let AI Write For You alexhwoods.com/dont-let-ai-... "Letting an LLM write for you is like paying somebody to work out for you." — Great, short read for writers (and thinkers).
Don't Let AI Write For You
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Gecko: Intent to implement & ship: CSS container style queries
Gecko: Intent to implement & ship: CSS container style queries
Gecko: Intent to implement & ship: CSS container style queries
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Why does AI suck at front-end? 🗑️ trained on garbage 👀 it can't see ❓ it doesn't know why 🏞️ no environmental control there's no human v20.2.1 to target. we're a LLM combinatorial explosion ⤷ nerdy.dev/why-ai-sucks...
IMHO, the “SDC slots can set expectations and cardinality” #drupal issue that @mike.herchel.com and others have been working on is a big deal. dripyard.com/blog/dripyar...
Dripyard's Drupal Contributions for March 2026 | Dripyard
Inspired by Mark Conroy's blog series, I’m starting a series of blog posts detailing Dripyard’s contributions. My hope is that it brings a bit of visibility to 1) inspire y’all to buy our themes, and ...
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Episode Released: Talking Drupal #547 - Why Developers Don't Choose Drupal with JD Flynn, Rod Martin, Martin Anderson-Clutz, John Picozzi, Nic Laflin
Talking Drupal #547 - Why Developers Don't Choose Drupal | Talking Drupal
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My quarterly open-source contributions report: penyaskito.com/articles/202...
Quarterly Contributions summary for 2026 Q1 | Penyaskito Blog
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New Dripyard blog post! All the contributions that @andyg5000.bsky.social and I did last month. Hoping to turn this into a recurring post. Lots of good stuff in here on SDC, Canvas, Olivero, etc! #Drupal dripyard.com/blog/dripyar...
Dripyard's Drupal Contributions for March 2026 | Dripyard
Inspired by Mark Conroy's blog series, I’m starting a series of blog posts detailing Dripyard’s contributions. My hope is that it brings a bit of visibility to 1) inspire y’all to buy our themes, and ...
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New #DrupalCon Chicago blog post! Lots of cool pics, talk about contribution, community, and what's next for Dripyard #Drupal dripyard.com/blog/dripyar...
Dripyard’s DrupalCon Chicago Wrapup | Dripyard
In my portion of the “Drupal CMS Spotlights” keynote, I made the case that in my 19+ years of being involved in the Drupal community, now is the most exciting time in Drupal’s history.
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"The user never sees what your team built, they see what Google's machine learning model thinks they should see instead." "Whether and when they deploy it is a separate question, but the direction is unmistakable – your website may soon be optional."
