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From: =?UTF-8?q?benjamin=20melan=C3=A7on?= <ben@agaric.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 00:22:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add our draft resource blog post

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+Definitively slay the mythology that module-making is a mystic domain of Drupal druids.
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+https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core%21core.api.php/group/extending/
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+https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!core.api.php/group/hooks/
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+
+
+Use Git: don't be afraid to change things.
+
+
+Use a debugger.
+
+
+
+### Hooks work by naming convention.
+
+To implement a hook, take the 'hook' part off the hook name and replace it with your module's (machine) name.
+
+
+### When to Contribute?
+
+ When your module fills a need larger than your precise use case.
+
+Note:  If you just want to build a module, finding a module idea that one or more people have been asking for is a good way to meet a need and avoid duplication.
+
+See also http://groups.drupal.org/
+contributed-module-ideas
+
+
+### Finding a Drupal Function that Does What You Need
+
+
+* Identify a page that produces output like what you want to see.
+* Look up the page callback function for that page's menu item.
+* See what functions are used (or database queries made) in the page callback function.
+
+`grep -nHR --include=*.module 'admin/appearance' modules`
+
+
+### Error messages mean progress!
+
+`Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting ')'`
+
+You are having an effect on the world.  Or at least your local site.
+