DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: Setting up a Front End Development environment for Drupal 8

This talk covers the complexities of modern theming in Drupal 8, guiding attendees through the essential steps to establish a theme development environment. The speaker discusses key topics such as setting up Gulp, SASS, and Twig templates, along with configuring theme .yml files, settings.php, services.yml, and debugging Twig. This session targets an intermediate audience, including developers new to Drupal, back-end developers looking to expand their theming knowledge, and those with basic CSS and HTML skills eager to configure a new Drupal environment. Attendees will leave with a comprehensive checklist for setting up a Drupal front end environment.