All talks from DrupalCon Denver - March 2012

DrupalCon Denver 2012: Closing Plenary

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUSH 5: MILE HIGH PRODUCTIVITY

This talk explores the practical applications of both old and new features of Drush to enhance workf...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THROWN INTO A SHARK POND?

This talk addresses the challenges faced when submitting core improvement suggestions in Drupal. The...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: INTERNATIONAL NGOS LEVERAGING DRUPAL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

This talk explores the increasing adoption of Drupal by International NGOs and its transformative im...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: MANAGING HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DRUPAL MIGRATIONS

This talk covers the complexities of migrating to Drupal, including development, data migration, tra...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DELIVERING DRUPAL

This talk addresses the significant gap in understanding DevOps and deployment practices within the...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: PCI: A FOUR-LETTER WORD OF E-COMMERCE

This talk explores the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which outlines essent...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: MIGRATION: SMOOTHING THE MOVE

This talk focuses on managing content migration when transitioning to Drupal from a homegrown CMS or...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: HOW TO BUILD A SCALABLE PLATFORM FOR TODAY'S PUBLISHERS

This talk focuses on the challenges faced by site builders in creating efficient, scalable, and main...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: CLOSING PLENARY

DrupalCon Denver 2012: WHAT'S NEXT FOR DRUPAL.ORG?

This talk explores the future plans for Drupal.org as laid out by the Drupal Association for 2012, d...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: GETTING OVER NIH: TAKING IDEAS AND CODE FROM OTHER PROJECTS

This talk explores Drupal's historical reluctance to adopt external code and ideas, a phenomenon oft...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: A RESPONSIVE PROJECT PROCESS

This talk explores the implications of responsive web design on the entire project process, beyond j...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DIRECTIONS FOR DRUPAL CORE

This talk features Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal and Project Lead, as he discusses the curre...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: WHAT YOU SEE IS (NOT ALWAYS) WHAT YOU GET (BUT IT CAN BE)

This talk explores the complexities of configuring WYSIWYG editors and managing image handling withi...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: TAXI CAB CONFESSIONS - CASE STUDY ON CONNECTING DRUPAL AS DISPATCH APP

This talk explores how mobile devices have become a cost-effective alternative to legacy hardware an...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: EFF + DRUPAL + CIVICRM = GREAT

This talk focuses on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's journey as they transitioned from an outda...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF USER NARRATIVES

This talk explores the significance of user narratives in enhancing user interfaces, particularly wi...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: PROJECT MANAGEMENT USING HYBRID AGILE DEVELOPMENT

This talk addresses the complexities of project management within web development, emphasizing the n...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: OPEN STANDARDS AND DOCUMENT ORIENTED STORAGE

This talk explores the advancements in Drupal 8, particularly its support for UUIDs and NoSQL storag...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: FROM THE FRONT LINES - VICTORIES AND BATTLE WOUNDS

This panel discussion features representatives from eBay, LinkedIn, and Intel, who share their exper...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: CREATING RESPONSIVE AND MOBILE-FIRST DRUPAL THEMES

This talk focuses on implementing responsive and mobile-first web design within Drupal projects. The...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT IS THE NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE

This talk explores the vital role of effective community management in maintaining healthy and engag...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE ACLU & DRUPAL

This talk explores how the ACLU has utilized Drupal as the content management system for its main we...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DESIGNING FOR MEDIA PLATFORMS

This talk explores the unique design challenges faced by large-scale media platforms, emphasizing th...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: CORE PRODUCT: 3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

This talk focuses on enhancing the user experience in Drupal 8 by addressing the complexities of sit...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPALIZE YOUR DATA: USE ENTITIES!

This talk introduces the foundational concept of entities in Drupal 7, focusing on their role in ena...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND WORLD OF FIELDS AND ENTITIES

This talk explores the transformative landscape of Drupal 7, where traditional concepts of content t...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: RECURRING BILLING IS HARD, IS HARD, IS HARD.

This talk focuses on the complexities of building an effective recurring billing system, highlightin...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON - OPERATIONS AND MONITORING BEST PRACTICES

This talk focuses on practical tools and techniques for maintaining a Drupal site after its launch....

DrupalCon Denver 2012: IT'S MORE THAN PUSHING OUT DATA

This talk explores the evolution of modern web application design principles in response to the grow...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE ELEPHANTS ARE COMING: DRUPAL IN INDIA, CHINA AND BEYOND

This talk explores the rapid growth of Drupal development in India and China, highlighting the invol...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: VIEWS FOR DEVELOPERS; AN ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW

This talk explores the advanced features of Views, an integral component of Drupal that often remain...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: RE-THINKING THE RENDER/THEME LAYERS

This talk addresses the complexities of Drupal 7's theme layer, highlighting the challenges faced by...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: INTEGRATING DRUPAL WITH NONPROFIT CRMS

This talk explores the integration of Drupal with various nonprofit CRM systems, including CiviCRM,...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: GETTING IT INTO DRUPAL WITH MIGRATE

This talk covers the Migrate module, a robust tool designed for importing, transforming, and syncing...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: SCALING AND SUPPORTING 200 MAJOR ARTIST SITES IN THE CLOUD

This talk explores the challenges faced by a major media company as it sought to consolidate its num...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: CU-BOULDER'S JOURNEY INTO DRUPAL

This talk explores the University of Colorado Boulder's journey in adopting and implementing Drupal...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE FUTURE OF DRUPAL GOVERNANCE

This talk explores governance within the Drupal community, focusing on the processes of decision mak...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: HEADS UP 7 UP - MIGRATION TO DRUPAL 7

This talk addresses the considerations for upgrading from a legacy Drupal website to Drupal 7, focus...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: USER EXPERIENCE FOR OPEN SOURCE: HOW TO GALVANIZE A COMMUNITY

This talk covers a Drupal 7 usability study led by the speaker at Google, which was livestreamed to...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: VIEW MODES: THE MANY FACES OF YOUR CONTENT

This talk explores View Modes, a key feature of Drupal 7 entities that often goes unnoticed despite...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: OPEN ACADEMY: A HIGHER EDUCATION DRUPAL PRODUCT FOR DEPARTMENTAL WEBSITES

This talk explores the importance of departmental websites in higher education and introduces Open A...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL COMMERCE CONTRIB OVERVIEW

This talk explores the expansive ecosystem of contributed modules available for Drupal Commerce, whi...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

This talk focuses on identifying and analyzing performance issues in poorly performing websites, spe...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: MAKING DRUPAL CORE MOBILE-FRIENDLY

This session focuses on making Drupal Eight mobile-friendly by enhancing the administration interfac...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CUSTOMERS REALLY WANT? REALLY?

This session features Barry Jaspan discussing Acquia's strategic pivots and the development of innov...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: OPEN ATRIUM DOT EDU: OPEN ATRIUM AS A CAMPUS INTRANET

This talk focuses on transforming Open Atrium from a simple project management tool for small teams...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: AUTO-GENERATE YOUR MOBILE DRUPAL APP USING PHONEGAP

This talk introduces the Drupal Mobile App Generator module, demonstrating how users can create mobi...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: ZAGAT.COM CASE STUDY

This talk focuses on the Zagat Survey's transition from an aging ASP.NET platform to a revitalized D...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: COMPETING WITH GIANTS - HOW TO WIN WITH DRUPAL VS PROPRIETARY ALTERNATIVES

This talk explores how Drupal has established itself in the enterprise market while facing new compe...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: ACCEPTING PAYMENTS ONLINE: A BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH

This talk introduces a payment framework designed for developers to seamlessly accept payments on va...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL 8 MEETS SYMFONY2

This talk provides an overview of the Symfony2 components that serve as the foundation for the upcom...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: WHAT'S NEW IN THE PANELS UNIVERSE

This talk explores the latest developments in the Drupal Panels ecosystem, highlighting the introduc...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: UPAL - A PROPOSED TEST FRAMEWORK FOR DRUPAL 8

This talk presents Upal, a new test runner specifically designed for Drupal, built on the PHPUnit fr...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: FLEXIBLE, FAST, FRIENDLY: BALANCING YOUR ARCHITECTURE

This talk explores the challenges and trade-offs in software architecture, emphasizing the need to b...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: UX DESIGN FOR EVERY SCREEN

This session explores the impact of the increasing variety of devices on website design, emphasizing...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THEME PREPROCESS FUNCTIONS: AN INTRODUCTION

This talk focuses on the role of preprocess functions in Drupal theming, addressing common challenge...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE DRUPAL CONTRIBUTION LADDER: A GIFT AND A CHALLENGE TO YOU FROM BOSTON

This talk addresses the increasing complexity of contributing to Drupal core as the platform's popul...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL DISTRIBUTION CASE STUDIES: LEVERAGING OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS

This session features a panel discussion with experts from Acquia, Intel, and Phase2 Technology, exp...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: I JUST WANT TO EDIT A NODE

This talk explores the evolution of the node editing experience in Drupal, specifically focusing on...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: WEBFORM: THE SURVEY TOOL FOR DRUPAL

This talk explores the Webform module for surveys and data collection in Drupal, focusing on the cap...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: BIG WEBSITES FOR SMALL SCREENS: ICANN.ORG CASE STUDY

This talk covers the redesign process of ICANN.org from a static HTML site to a responsive Drupal 7...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DESIGNING FAST AND BEAUTIFUL MAPS

This talk features Alex and Eric from Development Seed as they demonstrate the process of designing...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL SECURITY FOR CODERS - HOW TO AVOID "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US"

This talk addresses the critical importance of security when developing custom modules in Drupal. Th...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: PLATO, ARISTOTLE, AND DRUPAL

This talk explores the philosophical origins of programming paradigms as they relate to Drupal, exam...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL AND THE ACADEMY: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

This talk explores the growing role of Drupal within higher education, highlighting its transition f...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: FRONT END PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

This talk focuses on enhancing front end performance in Drupal, highlighting its critical role in pa...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: NODE.JS, JAVASCRIPT AND THE FUTURE

This talk explores the evolving landscape of JavaScript as a powerful programming language, particul...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: BUILDING ANDROID APPS WITH DRUPAL

This session explores the potential of building innovative applications that transcend simple websit...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: HTML 4 S - WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE REVOLUTION

This talk explores frontend development for Drupal in the context of modern web technologies like HT...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DON'T GET LOST IN TRANSLATION: MULTILINGUAL SITE BUILDING WITH DRUPAL 7

This session focuses on building multilingual websites using Drupal, addressing the complexities inv...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: BUILDING AND SECURING GOVERNMENT DRUPAL SITES IN THE CLOUD

This session focuses on the accreditation process for federal information systems, highlighting the...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: PAINTING THE BIKESHED: LESSONS FROM A DRUPAL 8 INITIATIVE OWNER

This talk examines the challenges and lessons learned by the speaker, who was the first initiative o...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: RETHINKING RESPONSIVE BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH DRUPAL

This talk explores the evolving landscape of responsive web design and challenges the limitations as...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: SERVICES INSIDE AND OUT

This talk provides an in-depth exploration of the Services module, one of the most widely used and r...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL 8 IS BECOMING MORE MULTILINGUAL AND YOU CAN HELP!

This talk provides an overview of the current status of the Drupal 8 Multilingual Initiative (D8MI)...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: CHANGING THE TIRES AT 60 MPH: HOW MARTHA STEWART LIVING MIGRATED TO DRUPAL

This talk covers the challenges of building a high-traffic Drupal site from the ground up while simu...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DRUPAL BEGINNERS

This talk provides an introductory overview for those new to Drupal, outlining the essential skills...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: USING SASS & COMPASS IN DRUPAL THEMING

This talk delves into the evolution of front-end development tools, specifically focusing on how to...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: NATIVE MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ON DRUPAL

This talk focuses on the critical role of mobile strategy for brands aiming to deliver accessible an...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: HOW DRUPAL IS TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT: 7 CASE STUDIES

This talk explores the growing adoption of Drupal in the government sector, highlighting its role in...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: GROWING A VIRTUAL COMPANY & MAINTAINING TEAM MOXIE

This talk addresses the challenges of building and retaining high-performing teams in the technology...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE DRUPAL COMMUNITY: WHERE ARE WE GOING AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED?

This talk explores the strengths of the Drupal community and addresses the reasons why many individu...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE INITIATIVES FORMERLY KNOWN AS WSCCI

This talk discusses the recent division of the Web Services and Context Core Initiative (WSCCI) into...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: OG7 - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

This talk covers Organic Groups for Drupal 7, explaining how it utilizes and leverages the Entity AP...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: WE THE PEOPLE & WHITEHOUSE.GOV: CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT POWERED BY DRUPAL

This talk provides an overview of the transformation of WhiteHouse.gov through the use of open-sourc...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: BUILDING AN INTERNAL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

This talk addresses the ongoing labor shortage of qualified Drupal developers and the necessity for...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: TAME THE BURRITO: UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE LAYERS OF DRUPAL

This talk explores the evolution of Drupal from its origins to a complex ecosystem that includes dev...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: BEGINNER THEMING

This talk explores the fundamentals of Drupal theming, showcasing how to harness the power of overri...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE STORY OF ENERGY.GOV

This talk explores the comprehensive relaunch of Energy.gov, highlighting the transition to a Drupal...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: NO RFPS! WHY REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS

This panel discussion focuses on the RFP process in the context of Drupal, comparing it to the chall...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

This talk examines the philosophy of Responsive Web Design, making it suitable for both newcomers an...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: DRUPAL MEDIA

This talk explores the Media project, also referred to as the File Browser to the Internet, which ha...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: THE DRUPAL MARKETPLACE

This talk explores the evolving role of products within the Drupal ecosystem, addressing the interse...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: ROBERT AND JAM'S INTRO TO DRUPAL(CON)

This talk at DrupalCon features seasoned Drupal veterans Robert and Jam as they share their insights...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: Keynote - Dries Buytaert

This talk features Dries Buytaert, the original creator and project lead of the Drupal open source w...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: KEYNOTE - MITCHELL BAKER

This talk explores the intersection of open source software, collaborative development, and the "Mak...

DrupalCon Denver 2012: KEYNOTE - LUKE WROBLEWSKI

This talk covers the shift from desktop-centric design to a mobile-first approach in web development...