About this talk
This talk focuses on the significant changes to the theme system in Drupal 8, highlighting the transition from PHPtemplate to the Twig template system. The speaker explains how these updates radically improve front-end development by addressing long-standing issues such as excessive markup and class inconsistencies, ultimately enhancing the process of building themes. Key topics include the structure of a Drupal 8 theme, the implications of Classy and Stark themes, debugging markup, and leveraging Twig from a CSS and HTML perspective. This session is tailored for themers, front-end developers, and designers, ensuring an emphasis on practical insights with minimal PHP content.