DrupalCon Dublin 2016: The state of hooking into Drupal

This talk focuses on the transition from the procedural hook system to the object-oriented event system in Drupal 8. The speaker explains how hooks function in Drupal and discusses the current status of implementing events, detailing what the community needs events for and where the reliance on hooks persists. Attendees learn when to alter or trigger an event, how to create and dispatch events from their modules, and how to listen to events from both core and custom implementations. By the end of this session, participants will gain the skills needed to create custom events in Drupal 8 and subscribe to both core and custom events, equipping them with a clear understanding of the ongoing evolution from hooks to events.