Incursions Archive

Node.js is another local favorite here at Incursus. The possibilities involving a lightweight event-driven Javascript runtime are seemingly endless. And of course, npm (the Node.js package system) is as ubiquitous these days as just about anything. So the "creative crazies" here decided it was time to pay a little tribute to this way-cool-tool. Enjoy!

Drupal 8 is packed with features designed to optimize performance (e.g. BigPipe). However, for busier sites, it may be desirable, or even necessary, to get a little bit more horsepower. One of the easiest ways to do this is to use a "caching backend", such as Redis, a very popular and reliable NoSQL platform. In this article, we'll explore just how simple it is to install and configure Redis as a caching backend for Drupal 8 on a Linux host.

Sass is a brilliantly designed preprocessor for CSS files. At almost 10 years old now, it is going stronger than ever! If you are a web designer, or even a web developer, and you haven't messed around with Sass yet, you are truly missing out! So, enjoy this artistic homage to yet another amazing tool!

jsFiddle, like Codepen, have become indispensable niche tools for modern software developers and UI designers. We like them both! So we couldn't realistically do a creation for Codepen without doing one for jsFiddle as well. With that, enjoy!

Vue.js is an amazing library for building interactive web interfaces. The data binding alone is worth the price of admission! Our creative crazies couldn't resist fiddling around with a small homage to this gem. Enjoy!

More love for the Laravel framework from our resident "creative crazies"! With LaraCon 2016 starting this week, the crew thought it only fitting to do something really special for @taylorotwell and the @laravelphp family. So here ya go!

The Open Source Inititiative (OSI) has been around since 1998, and has been the tip of the spear for championing open source collaboration in the industry. Without their leadership, who knows where we would be right now? Thankfully, they are around, and continue to lead the way for us true software geeks. So, our creative crew found it only fitting to put together this little homage to our fearless leaders! #love!

SugarCRM has been around a long time - since 2004. They were one of the early pioneers of enterprise open-source software through their releasing of the SugarCRM Community Edition way back when. And guess what? It's not really the "little brother" of SalesForce.com, folks! This is pretty powerful software. So, enjoy this artistic creation as we celebrate over 10 years of freely available, open source Customer Relationship Management software!

GitLab, who r0cks, asked us to do a piece for their company retreat to Mexico. We couldn't resist! Besides, what better way to spend a Saturday than turning the GitLab racoon logo into a Mexican bandito! :D Enjoy!