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Are you planning your next digital project, evaluating content management systems or existing end user of Drupal? For the 5th year I will be joining fellow agency peers and Drupal consultants gathering from across Europe contributing to CxO Day at DrupalCamp London, March 3-5 2017.

Featuring a varied programme of speakers, CxO provides vital opportunities to network, collaborate and learn from peers and Drupal business professionals alike. The event is designed to help you realise the true potential of Drupal and open source software through case study presentations, behind the scenes perspectives and lessons learned from experienced business owners and Drupal specialists.

Attracting representatives from the very best Drupal Agencies all having a wealth of knowledge and willingness to share (as is the open source way), this event is not to be missed. You will leave having made new connections, take with you valuable insights and forged a deeper understand as to the tangible benefits Drupal and open source bring.

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War Child UK describes itself as “a small charity that protects children living in some of the world's most dangerous war zones”. Founded in 1993, the charity works with vulnerable children and communities in war torn areas; providing safe spaces, access to education, skills training and much more to ensure that children’s lives are not torn apart by war.

War Child International has multiple offices all over the world, protecting, educating, and empowering marginalised children.

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Appointment to the featured case study section on the homepage of Drupal.org is the reserve of projects having the highest standard and global significance. It is with great pride we are delighted to announce our delivery of The Digital Transformation of london.gov.uk has achieved this prestigious accolade.

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As always CTI Digital are sponsors of DrupalCon. Following the popularity of our huge Tag Cloud floor covering at Barcelona celebrating those who made Drupal 8 contributions, this time we’ve created a larger than life version of Snakes & Ladders.

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‘There’s a module for that’ is a common refrain in the Drupal community and rightly so. The size and variety of the contributed module space is a big positive for any project considering Drupal. However, always jumping straight to a contributed module may not be the panacea you’re hoping for. So how do you decide whether to use that contributed module or build it yourself? Read on, rational reader.

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This blog details my journey so far as an Apprentice Web Developer at CTI Digital.

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Starting a new project is a time for change. A time to tear down your idols and re-evaluate everything. Or maybe, just, you know, have a closer look at whether you could do things a bit better this time?

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I write bad code. So do you. So do our colleagues. Whether you realise it yet or not, the project you’re working on right now contains bad code. This isn’t as terrible as it first seems. The code behind a site doesn’t have to be perfect to provide value. In fact, the bad code might never cause a problem. It might only become a problem when new functionality is required later and the way something has been done makes it more difficult to add the required change. Situations like this are ripe for refactoring.

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Leaders and decision makers from across public sector and central government converged today in London for the Open Source Open Standards conference.

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Coming from the land of Lenny Henry, Denise Lewis and Robert Plant (aka the West Midlands), I often get asked how I ended up working in Manchester. Well, that story is far too boring for a blog post so, instead, let’s imagine that I knew then what I know now. Why is being in Manchester a good idea if you have any interest in digital?

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