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Submitted Sessions
Here's a list of submitted sessions.
Title | Speakers |
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Scaling Community Decision-makingAny libre software, volunteer, or even startup project will have elements of do-ocracy (rule of those who do the work) but not all decisions should devolve to implementors. Rather, a basic principle is that decisions should be made by the people who are most affected. Particularly when a... |
mlncn |
The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Building Drupal WebsitesEvery developer has been there: fresh out of school, new to the field, or using a new technology. There is a lot to know to successfully build Drupal websites. |
cgreaten |
The Drupal Fork: Backdrop CMS (live demo)Come see Backdrop CMS in action. |
jenlampton, quicksketch |
Iterative Triggers - Understanding what drives us to make changesIt's important to understand the power and value of an iterative approach to design and development. |
christephan |
Javascript is Coming to Eat YouDrupal is a shining star in the world of content management systems, with a remarkable 20 year history and a proven ability to power some of the world’s largest brands and websites. Wordpress has enjoyed even greater success, and now powers more than 30 percent of the entire web (and also some of... |
broeker |
Iterative UX: Find It Cambridge Case StudyA handful of visionary people in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts wanted an online resource to help families easily find activities, services, and resources. |
mlncn |
Understanding DrupalDrupal is an extremely flexible system. To achieve this, various layers of abstractions were built into it. A lot of concepts were created to explain these abstractions. |
dinarcon |
Visual Regression Testing with BackstopJSHow do you tell if a change you made to your website has unintended side effects? Security updates should rarely result in anything changing visually, but how can you be sure? |
davidneedham |
Dealing with Mental Illness, or How I Learned to Dislike Myself LessI’m JD and I have mental illness. I’m also not alone. |
dorf |
How Drupal as a Service Can Save Our Livelihoods and our LivesDrupal is better than ever, but whether it is more successful is questionable. A pincer threatens Drupal. One side, Drupal's own power and complexity, discourages new users and contributors. |
mlncn |
Understanding React.jsReact.js has become one of the top players in the JavaScript libraries world. WordPress has rebuilt its WYSIWYG editor using React. |
dinarcon |
An Introduction to GulpFor quite a while, I've been working with pre-configured gulp files and using the command "gulp watch" to complile my SASS. |
Tim Erickson |
Solving the Multilingual PuzzleMultilingual is complicated—no doubt about it. |
adam_fuchs |
Var_Dumps are for Chumps: An Introduction to XDebugOver the years, I've been shocked at the number of colleagues and fellow Drupal developers who don't use a debugging tool like Xdebug. |
ccrampton |
Why fork Drupal? The philosophy behind Backdrop CMSBackdrop CMS is the Drupal fork. It is a faster and less-complex version of Drupal 7 with more features you want, and fewer you don't. |
jenlampton, quicksketch |
Mental Health and the Workplace: How You Can Support Your Coworkers with Mental IllnessWe all know of the importance of mental health to being a productive employee, but what does that mean for people who are mentally ill? |
CalamityJen |
How to become a distributed company: a step-by-step guideI lead a company called TEN7 and up until the spring of 2017, we were all in on the idea that a company needed a physical space to function. |
ivanstegic |
The Imaginary Band of Drupal Rock StarsThe word "rock star" (or "rockstar") appears more than 500 times on Drupal.org. Similar words appear even more, such as "ninja" (nearly 1200) and "guru" (more than 2200). |
mtift |
Launching your production-ready siteSo you have a shiny new completed Drupal site that’s been a long-time in the making. It’s bold. It’s robust. It’s sleek. |
hakala |
Navigating your tech careerEvery company is becoming a digital company, but as a technologist, your place in the organization can differ greatly depending on how far along the company is in their transformation journey. |
SeanFromIT |
Getting most from remote helping handsRemote working has picked up and is here to stay/expand. |
ashish-addweb |
Great Drupal 8 Websites Are Made Before the First Line of Code is WrittenThe world's greatest Agile process can't save a project that was a bad idea from the start. |
chrisodva |
Good Enough: Finding the Balancing Point Between Perfect and CompletePerfect vs good enough. How can we decide when we're done with something? When is something good enough? When does more time spent cease to add value to our work? |
franksj |
Rails+React+GraphQL+Apollo: 2 years onOn a long-term, Rails and jQuery based legacy project decided to modernize it's API and front end code. |
tamouse |
Creative Constructs with Custom Config EntitiesWith the new configuration management system in Drupal 8, we now have the ability to create our own custom config entities. |
jerdavis |
Twig recipes - Custom markup in Drupal 8“Understanding the process of finding a solution is far more valuable than the solution itself.” Lea Verou, author of CSS Secrets. |
dinarcon |
An Introduction to Static Site Generators for DrupalistsWith the continued rise of static site generators that can play nicely with Drupal it has never been easier to take advantage of the speed, security, and scalability of static sites. |
brianperry |
The Hierarchy of Needs for High-Performing WebsitesMany web developers must balance many competing priorities. There are always new requests for more functionality, fresh redesigns, and bug fixing. |
stevector |
Return of the Clustering: Kubernetes for DrupalYour ready to make that new release. |
socketwench |
Discover CSS GridCSS Grid is here! Finally, we can build flexible, accessible, and dynamic layouts without all of the tricks, hacks, or complicated frameworks. |
qjac |
Layout Builder in the Real WorldIs the Drupal 8’s new Layout Builder UI the holy grail of editor user experience? We’ve created a new version of Lullabot.com using Drupal 8. |
mtift, wesruv |
Career Opportunities in Drupal: A Panel DiscussionWe are convening a panel discussion of individuals that have built a career either using or working with Drupal in a variety of ways. |
Tim Erickson, SueM17 |
How to give a Drupal Camp talk!If you're dreaming of being a Drupal Rock Star, you gotta get in front of people! I talk to a lot of campgoers who are intimidated by the thought of presenting a talk at a camp. |
franksj |
External Design Systems in PracticeWhen developing a pattern library or design system that will be used in support of a Drupal project, a key decision must be made regarding where the design system should live. |
brianperry |
Folwell Web Theme and Pattern LibraryFolwell web theme and pattern library |
Dimitri, hart0554 |
Top 5 learnings when running a project as a subcontractorCongratulations! You’ve been hired as a subcontractor on a large website project. Now what?! What are the benefits and pitfalls when operating as subcontractor and what are the key areas you need to pay close attention to? |
tkarlsson |
From Developer to Architect in 42 Easy StepsAs a Drupal developer of considerable talent you have probably said to yourself, “I want to be an architect.” But, do you really understand what it means to be an architect? |
cgreaten |
Supporting Drupal-as-a-Service: Providing Tech Support to Drupal DevsHow do we support 500+ custom Drupal sites and 1000+ Drupal “Gardens” at the University of Minnesota? Where is the line drawn on supporting custom code? |
hakala |
Web Accessibility 101Accessibility basics everyone can use. |
jennz |
Behavior Driven Development in Drupal 8 with BehatAdding test coverage to your website and applications provides lots of benefits. For example, making sure requirements are met and preventing regressions from happening. |
dinarcon |
Nurturing a Productive LifestyleDo you ever reach the end of your day and wonder what you actually accomplished? Even worse - do you have weeks where you feel like you didn’t get anything done at all? |
davidneedham |
Gatsby & DrupalGatsby (https://www.gatsbyjs.org/) is a fun to use application generator for React that makes it easy to create blazing fast websites. |
eojthebrave |
A Drupal Contrib-First ApproachDuring this session, Jason will discuss his recent experience of advocating for and adopting a contrib-first approach at Nerdery. |
jasonawant |
Scaling Community ConversationsLearn how we can scale conversations and decisions in a fair way. |
mlncn |
Life after Xdebug setup.Congratulations you have successfully setup Xdebug with your IDE. Now what? Here’s a ton of stuff! How do you find what you are looking for? |
oheller |
Local development with LandoLando is for developers who want to quickly specify and painlessly spin up the services and tools needed to develop their projects. |
franksj |
Level Up Your Development Experience with LandoAsking members of your team to spin up local copies of your Drupal application can result in an assorted array of solutions to the same problem: Some may spin up virtual machines while others may c |
Arrow |
Find That Bug You Made Months Ago with Git BisectYou made a mistake months ago and a part of the site is broken. No one noticed at first, but now the client is upset. You need to fix it - and fast! |
davidneedham |
Automated Testing, Right NowSLIDES: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L9hgr8ZN0V8_BAtGNhOefX |
stevector |
Drupal 7 is DEADDrupal 7 officially reaches End of Life (EOL) in November 2021. But when will it reach EFFECTIVE End of Life (EEOL)? Has it reached EEOL already? |
Wylbur |
Iterative UX: Find It Cambridge Case StudyA handful of visionary people in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts wanted an online resource to help families easily find activities, services, and resources. Find It Cambridge was informed and further inspired by extensive initial research done by Code for Boston and the City of... |
mlncn |
Backdrop CMS: past and futureBackdrop CMS is now 4.5 years old. Since its first release on Jan 15th, 2015, what has changed? |
jenlampton, quicksketch |