All talks from DrupalCon Austin - June 2014

DrupalCon Austin 2014: Keynote: Dries Buytaert

This talk features Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal and a leading figure in open source web pub...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: BUILD A DRUPAL-FREE THEME WITH 8'S REST API AND JAVASCRIPT

This talk explores the future of the Drupal theme layer, focusing on the potential of using RESTful...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: COLLABORATIVE SPACES: INTEGRATING DRUPAL WITH GOOGLE DRIVE, DROPBOX, AND MORE

In this talk, the speaker discusses enhancing user engagement within Drupal by integrating popular c...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL 8 THEME SYSTEM: HOOK_THEME TO TWIG TEMPLATE

This talk focuses on the enhancements brought by the Twig templating engine in Drupal 8 and its impa...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FUNCTIONAL PHP

This talk covers the fundamentals of functional programming and its significance in software develop...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DEVOPS FOR HUMANS: ANSIBLE FOR DRUPAL DEPLOYMENT VICTORY!

This talk features Jeff Geerling as he explores the benefits of using Ansible for managing Drupal in...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: INTRODUCTION TO PANOPOLY AND DRUPAL DISTRIBUTIONS

This talk covers the benefits of using Drupal distributions, focusing on Panopoly, presented by Davi...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL 8 ENTITY API

This talk provides an overview of the Entity API in Drupal 8, highlighting its enhancements over the...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: INTRODUCING THE DRUPAL 8 CONFIGURATION SYSTEM

This talk explores the challenges of moving configuration information between environments in Drupal...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CONTENT STAGING IN DRUPAL 8

In this talk, Dixon explores the advancements in content staging within Drupal 8, focusing on techni...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MIGRATING THE WORLDS LARGEST WEBSITE ONTO DRUPAL - WEATHER.COM

This talk features Jason Smith from Mediacurrent and Chris Hill from The Weather Channel, focusing o...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: COMMERCE IN-APP PURCHASES: SELL PRODUCTS WITH A CUSTOM MOBILE APP

This talk explores the crucial shift towards In-App purchases, highlighting their substantial growth...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: COMMERCE BY EXAMPLE

This talk features Josh Miller and Nick Vahalik from Commerce Guys as they explore the integration a...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FUTURE-PROOF YOUR DRUPAL 7 SITE

In this talk, Dave Reid discusses the upcoming release of Drupal 8 and the decisions developers can...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: TIME INC'S BIG MOVE TO DRUPAL

This talk explores Time Inc.'s significant investment in Drupal, detailing how they established a Dr...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CONSULTANCY SCRUM: MAKING AGILE WORK FOR CLIENTS AND VENDORS

This talk delves into the challenges vendors face when implementing Scrum and agile methodologies in...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: 30 DRUPAL 8 API FUNCTIONS YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW

This talk explores the essential Drupal 8 API functions necessary for developers looking to enhance...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: OPENSAAS: WHY DRUPAL IS THE PERFECT PLATFORM

This talk explores the concept of OpenSaaS, which combines the benefits of open source software with...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: KEYNOTE: ERYNN PETERSEN

In this talk, Erynn Petersen, the Executive Director of Outercurve and founder of Station082, discus...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: HERE'S DRUPAL - TONIGHT ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON

This talk explores the innovative website transition of the Tonight Show following its host change f...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: UNDERSTANDING XHPROF: PINPOINTING WHY YOUR SITE IS SLOW AND HOW TO FIX IT

This talk explores the functionality of XHProf, a powerful tool that helps developers understand whe...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: UNDERSTANDING THE DRUPAL 8 PLUGIN SYSTEM

This talk covers the Plugin System introduced in Drupal 8, a powerful sub-system for extending and m...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FILE ENTITY AND MEDIA MODULES | LET'S FIX FILE AND MEDIA HANDLING

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LOCAL DEV FOR THE MASSES: VAGRANT + VIRTUAL BOX + PUPPET + KALABOX

This talk covers the benefits of local development, emphasizing its speed and reliability, particula...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: TWIG IS DEAD. LONG LIVE WEB COMPONENTS!

This talk features John Albin discussing the future of templating in web development, particularly i...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DEAR EDTECH, ELMSLN IS HERE AND IT WANTS TO REPLACE YOUR VENDORS.

This talk presents an innovative approach in the educational technology space, focusing on the ELMS...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE BATTLE FOR THE BODY FIELD: DRUPAL AND THE FUTURE OF WYSIWYG

This talk explores the significant challenges of managing content in Drupal 8, focusing on the issue...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DON'T LET CRAPPY CONTENT RUIN YOUR NEW SITE

This talk addresses the critical issue of content quality in web design, highlighting how poorly exe...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SPARK: AUTHORING EXPERIENCE++ IN DRUPAL 7, 8, AND BEYOND

This talk features webchick discussing the Spark initiative, led by Acquia's Office of the CTO under...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: AXURE PROTOTYPING FOR DRUPAL

This talk focuses on utilizing Axure RP to enhance stakeholder engagement and streamline the prototy...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SCALING DRUPAL FOR HIGHER-ED INSTITUTIONS

This talk explores the challenges and achievements of implementing Drupal in higher education instit...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MY BRAIN IS FULL: KEEPING PACE WITH FRONT-END & UX INNOVATIONS

This talk explores the evolution of front-end development since the beta launch of Drupal 7, highlig...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: GO CONTINUOUS DELIVERY: MASTERING AND AUTOMATING COMPLEX DEVOPS

This talk addresses a complex DevOps problem by demonstrating a streamlined approach to integration,...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CREATING A BLOG IN DRUPAL 8 & CONFIGURATION API

This talk discusses the new features and improvements in Drupal 8, highlighting the potential to bui...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE DIGITAL COMMERCE ECOSYSTEM

This talk, presented by bojanzdwkitchen, focuses on leveraging the Commerce License and related modu...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MANAGING COMPLEX PROJECTS WITH DESIGN COMPONENTS

In this talk, John Albin addresses common pitfalls in CSS development, highlighting issues such as f...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: A DEVELOPER'S PRIMER TO MANAGING DEVELOPERS

In this talk, Joe Shindelar discusses how to empower developers and enhance team performance by addr...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MASTER THE NEW CORE OF DRUPAL 8 NOW: WITH SYMFONY AND SILEX

This talk explores the integration of Symfony with Drupal 8, highlighting how knowledge of Symfony c...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DEPENDENCY INJECTION

This talk focuses on the significant changes in Drupal 8, particularly the implementation of the Dep...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SUCCESSFUL REQUIREMENTS GATHERING

This talk explores the crucial process of gathering project requirements, emphasizing the importance...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SEMANTIC SITE ARCHITECTURE

This talk by Jody Lynn explores the crucial architecture decisions involved in building a Drupal sit...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FROM CONTENT STRATEGY TO DRUPAL SITE BUILDING - CONNECTING THE DOTS

This talk focuses on the importance of content strategy within Drupal site-building, addressing conc...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CONTENT STRATEGY DELIVERABLES

This talk features Snugugsdboyer discussing content strategy, which involves analyzing, sorting, con...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL 8 IN A NUTSHELL

This talk focuses on essential site development tasks in Drupal 8 for developers who are transitioni...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE STATE OF DRUPAL DEVOPS

This session focuses on the intricate concept of DevOps and its relevance to the Drupal community. T...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: Q&A WITH DRIES

This session features Dries moderating a question-and-answer core conversation with key contributors...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MODERNIZR IN CORE. THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

In this engaging talk, the speaker explores the incorporation of Modernizr into Drupal 8, highlighti...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MO' SERVERS, MO' PROBLEMS

In this talk, Nick Stielau explores how to optimize server efficiency and reduce operational costs t...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: AXURE PROTOTYPING FOR DRUPAL -continued)

This talk features UX Designer and author Dani Nordin discussing how to effectively use Axure RP for...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LAYOUT DESIGN PATTERNS

This talk focuses on the relationship between CSS methodologies and layout design, highlighting the...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: A TOUR OF GUZZLE

This talk features Michael Dowling, the creator of Guzzle, who explores the integration of Guzzle as...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: NEXT GENERATION PHP PERFORMANCE

David Strauss presents an insightful session on optimizing PHP performance, focusing on its implicat...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL, MEET ASSETIC

This talk features Kris Wallsmith discussing how Drupal 8 uses Assetic to manage JavaScript and CSS...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE ACCESSIBLE EXPERIENCE: DESIGNING FOR EVERYONE

This talk features dcmouyard and focuses on the integration of assistive technologies in creating in...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: AUTOMATED FRONTEND TESTING

This talk explores the importance of functional testing in web development to identify and prevent r...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL'S DESTINY?

This talk examines the future of Drupal, highlighting both its successes and the challenges it faces...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: OPENSHIFT AND DRUPAL

This talk features Steven Merrill and Diane Mueller as they explore the intersection of OpenShift te...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SECURING THE STACK: HARDENING YOUR DRUPAL DEPLOYMENT

This talk covers essential security enhancements for Drupal deployments, aimed at protecting organiz...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: GETTING MORE OUT OF YOUR LOGS: LOGSTASH AND GRAYLOG2

This talk explores the critical aspects of maintaining a Drupal site beyond basic updates, emphasizi...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: PEOPLE WHO LAST TOUCHED FRONT END CODE BACK WHEN GRUNGE WAS A THING

This talk features webchick, who addresses the challenges faced by developers who have transitioned...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL CAREER TRAILHEAD; EMBARK ON A PATH TO SUCCESS

This talk features Michael Anello and Gwendolyn Anello from DrupalEasy, who introduce industry leade...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MEETING MARKETING CHALLENGES WITH AUTOMATION AND DRUPAL

This talk covers the challenges marketing professionals face, including long sales cycles and comple...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: BROWSER EYEBALLING != JAVASCRIPT TESTING

This talk focuses on improving the testing practices for front end JavaScript code, emphasizing the...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SYMFONY COMPONENTS IN THE WILD DRUPAL JUNGLE

This talk provides insights into how Drupal effectively utilizes Symfony Components, focusing on the...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: RUNNING A DISTRIBUTED DRUPAL SHOP

This talk focuses on the future of the workplace, emphasizing a shift towards more mobile and flexib...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DEVOPS LEADS THE WAY TO BETTER DRUPAL DEVELOPMENT

This talk, presented by Kevin Champion, addresses the ongoing debate within the Drupal community reg...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE FUTURE OF DRUPAL STATISTICS

This talk, presented by iamEAP, explores the evolution of the Core Statistics module in Drupal from...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: WIREFRAMING SMARTER

This talk covers the significance of the wireframing phase in the development of complex websites, e...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: TWIG PLAYGROUND

This talk focuses on utilizing Twig with the Drupal 8 theme system, exploring the various capabiliti...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE CACHING DEEP DIVE

This workshop focuses on advanced caching strategies for site performance and scalability, featuring...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL FOR LOCAL GOV- HOW SAN MATEO COUNTY IS RAISING THE BAR WITH OPENPUBLIC

This talk explores San Mateo County's transition to an open source Drupal platform utilizing the Ope...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: TWIG: FRIENDLY CURL BRACES INVADE YOUR TEMPLATES!

This talk introduces Twig, a powerful templating language designed to enhance theming in Drupal 8. T...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: SECURING YOUR DRUPAL SITE: ADVICE FOR SITE BUILDERS AND CODERS

This talk focuses on identifying common website security issues, including Cross Site Scripting, Cro...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MSNBC.COM: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

This talk explores the challenges faced by MSNBC when re-acquiring the msnbc.com domain and developi...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL 8 CORE IS MORE MULTILINGUAL THAN DRUPAL 7

This talk focuses on the significant enhancements made to multilingual features and APIs in Drupal 8...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: STOMP COMPLEXITY

This talk, led by speaker sdboyer, delves into the complexity within Drupal and its impact on the pl...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: RESPONDING TO RESPONSIVE: A DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO ADAPTING

In this talk, Josh Riggs discusses the evolving role of designers in the context of responsive desig...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FROM USER PERSONAS TO TESTING: A PROJECT MANAGER'S JOURNEY TOWARDS BEHAT

This talk by Miche focuses on optimizing the quality assurance (QA) process to reduce technical and...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE DANGER OF HAVING NO WHY

This talk by EmmaJane highlights the dynamics within the Drupal community during the transition from...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THUNDER AND LIGHTNING: LOADSTORM

In this talk, the speaker explores the challenges of cache flushing in Varnish and introduces LoadSt...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: VIEWCEPTION: THREE LEVELS DEEP

This talk by Brandon Ratz explores advanced techniques for manipulating views in order to take full...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMON PHP IDES WITH DRUPAL

This talk explores the essentials of PHP and Drupal development environments, following up on a prev...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CLOSING SESSION

This talk bids farewell to DrupalCon Austin while highlighting the upcoming DrupalCon events in Amst...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: TYPE, RESPONSIVELY: DESIGN FOR READABILITY & MEANING ON ANY SCREEN

This talk, presented by jpamental, explores the critical aspects of responsive web design with a foc...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: GETTING STARTED WITH GRUNT FOR BETTER FRONTEND OPS

This talk, presented by sjbassett, provides an in-depth overview of Grunt JS and its impact on front...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: ABLEORGANIZER: FUNDRAISING, OUTREACH AND ACTIVISM IN DRUPAL

This talk focuses on AbleOrganizer, a community engagement platform integrated with Drupal, designed...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LINKED DATA + DRUPAL FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA MANAGEMENT

This talk explores the current state of the Linked Data community, which is navigating beyond the ch...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CONTENT STRATEGY FOR DESIGNERS

This talk features jponch, who addresses the challenges of designing for websites with large amounts...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: IMPLEMENT FOUNDATION OR OTHER FRONT-END FRAMEWORKS IN YOUR THEME

This talk explores the integration of popular front-end frameworks, specifically Foundation and Boot...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THE ROAD TO 8.1

In this talk from DrupalCon Prague, the speaker discusses the decision made by the core team to adop...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: 2014 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN

This talk explores the technical aspects of the 2014 State of the Union Address, highlighting how re...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: 10 COMMERCE USE CASES YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT

This talk features Robert Douglass, who explores innovative online sales strategies using the tools...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: THINKING INSIDE THE BOX INSIDE THE BOX INSIDE THE BOX

This talk covers the importance of creating cohesive design systems by prioritizing the development...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: MARKUP AIN'T EASY OR: HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE AN OBJECT-ORIENTED RENDERAPI

This talk covers the evolution of the Drupal theme layer since the release of Drupal 7 and the intro...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: CONFIG COMMANDS, A BORIS SHELL, VIEWS SUPPORT

This talk showcases the latest enhancements to Drush, an essential tool for Drupal developers. The s...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FROM DRUPAL CONSULTANT TO PRODUCT COMPANY: THE SCENIC ROUTE TO FREEDOM

This talk features kvantomme, who shares insights on transitioning from a consultancy to a product-b...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: ROUTING: FROM SYMFONY VIA CMF TO DRUPAL

This talk covers the Symfony routing component, highlighting its widespread adoption and flexibility...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: OPEN ENTERPRISE INTEL™

In this talk, TomDude48 introduces Open Enterprise Intel, a powerful integration of Drupal with Goog...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL SITE TUNEUP - VROOM VROOM!

In this talk, Kristen Pol discusses the importance of regular site tune-ups during the development p...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DEIMS, A DRUPAL PROFILE FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA

This talk focuses on the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER), which aims to...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: BUILDING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TO CONSUMERS TO DRIVE PERSONALIZATION

This talk features insights from Lee Hammond, Malcolm Poindexter, and Jess Iandiorio on how Intersco...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: STATUS OF MIGRATE IN 8

This talk features a panel of experts involved in the migration-based upgrade path for Drupal 8. The...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: KEYNOTE: HUGH FORREST

This talk features Hugh Forrest, the director of the annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival,...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: OH LOOK, WE'RE GROWING!

This session focuses on the challenges and opportunities faced by project management teams while nav...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: WYSIWYGGIN' OUT

This talk features tkoleary discussing the advancements in Spark content authoring for Drupal 7 and...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: KIVA: CHANGING THE WORLD WITH DRUPAL

This talk explores how Kiva effectively utilizes Drupal to optimize its operations across various di...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: USER TESTING YOUR DRUPAL ADMINISTRATION PROCESS

In this talk, Vanessa Turke, the Director of User Experience at Drupal Connect, addresses the critic...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE...

This session explores the intricacies of managing project scope from the perspectives of product own...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: UN-SILOING YOUR PROJECT TEAM

This talk focuses on enhancing user experience in web projects through collaborative sketching and D...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LIGHTNING TALKS 2

This lightning talk session features four distinct presentations by different companies, each focusi...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL CAREER TRAILHEAD; EMBARK ON A PATH TO SUCCESS (continued)

In this session, Michael and Gwendolyn Anello, architects of the Drupal Career Starter Program, brin...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: GIVE BUG FIXES A URL WITH TUGBOAT

This talk explores the challenges of the QA and testing process in software development, even with e...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: GET BETTER RESULTS WITH USER TESTING

This talk, presented by lwinterdgorton, explores the importance of user testing in enhancing website...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: A NOVEL, LEAN, SUSTAINABLE INTERPRETATION OF SCRUM

This talk features Tone Garot, who addresses the challenges small software shops face when implement...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: WEBSITES FOR THE MIDDLE CHILD- HOW OPENAID IS HELPING MID-SIZED NON-PROFITS

In this session, the speaker explores OpenAid, a Drupal distribution designed for non-profit and aid...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: HOW TO DESIGN IMPACTFUL USER RESEARCH

This talk features Bojhan, who addresses the challenges of conducting user research within the const...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: IMPROVING THE ROI OF YOUR DRUPAL WEBSITE

This talk addresses the challenges faced by content marketers in the evolving landscape of social me...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DRUPAL BY DESIGN

This talk, presented by Lewis Nyman, explores the challenges of maintaining UI consistency within th...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: FROM PROPOSAL TO THANK-YOU NOTE; A DOCUMENTATION DISCUSSION

This talk focuses on best practices for project communication and documentation. The speaker, dianad...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: PEOPLE WANT TO HELP. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!

This talk focuses on helping individuals choose issues to work on within the Drupal community, parti...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: AMERICAN RED CROSS - DESIGNING FOR DISASTERS

This talk by Chaz Chumley focuses on the development of an online community for the American Red Cro...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LET'S GET UNCOMFORTABLE: EMBRACING FEAR AND RISK AS PARTS OF A UX PROCESS

In this talk, Ken Woodworth explores the fear of failure and its impact on creativity and innovation...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS: UNICORN OR GAME CHANGER?

This talk features Mike Potter, the technical lead of Open Atrium, alongside Karen Borchert, the pro...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: WHY THE ENTERPRISE NEEDS DRUPAL (AND WHY DRUPAL NEEDS THE ENTERPRISE)

This talk explores the symbiotic relationship between enterprise organizations and Drupal, examining...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: ENABLING BETTER, EASIER BUILDS WITH BDD

This talk focuses on Behavior Driven Development (BDD), highlighting its significance in testing by...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LEFT OF THE (DIGITAL) DIAL

This talk presents a case study on the development of Core Publisher, NPR's flagship digital product...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: STUDENT, COUNSELOR, ADVOCATE: THE MANY HATS OF CONTENT STRATEGISTS

This talk features speakers bheckman and MadouPDX, who explore the multifaceted roles of content str...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: LIGHTNING TALKS 1

This session features a series of lightning talks, where four speakers from different companies disc...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DOUBLE HEADER

This talk focuses on achieving successful launches in the context of vocational education and profes...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DOUBLE HEADER

This talk covers the experience of managing new PHP versions on the bleeding edge, emphasizing the i...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DOUBLE HEADER

This talk explores the considerations of integrating sales tax management within the Drupal Commerce...

DrupalCon Austin 2014: DOUBLE HEADER:

This talk focuses on building a scalable and high-performing Drupal website in the cloud. The speake...