MAKERS & BUILDERS - A Drupal inspired Render API for cloud and edge computing

This talk from DrupalCon Lille 2023 explores the evolving landscape of design systems, emphasizing their efficiency and the importance of collecting documented UI artifacts for seamless collaboration between designers and developers. The speaker discusses a solution to the challenge of making design systems universally available as corporate assets through packaging them as WebAssembly microservices that are accessible on the edge, in the cloud, and directly in browsers. They detail the complexities involved in defining an API data format for rendering services, highlighting their renewed appreciation for the Drupal Render API after considering other protocols. The presentation reveals how their new API draws on 15 years of Drupal experience, resulting in a more compact and predictable data structure that may influence future developments in Drupal Core.