About this talk
This talk introduces the revitalized Devel project for Drupal 8, presented by the Devel maintainers. The session explores the various new features and APIs, including the Webprofiler, which adds a comprehensive footer to pages for administrators to monitor resource utilization, cache effectiveness, and database queries. Additionally, the speaker highlights core integration with quick access to Devel features via the Toolbar module, allowing developers to review container information, switch users for troubleshooting, and edit configuration items. The talk also details the pluggable dump system that supports tools like Kint and Symfony var-dumper, enhancing the development process.