All talks from DrupalCon Munich - August 2012

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Trivia Night!

This event invites participants to test their knowledge of Drupal in an engaging trivia night, where...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Closing Plenary

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal 8

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

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Deploy with Capistrano

This talk provides a comprehensive introduction to using Capistrano as a deployment tool, showcasing...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The strategy behind designing for a CMS

This talk explores the nuances of creating designs that are both visually appealing and easy to impl...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The State of Drupal Community Education

This session explores the landscape of educational initiatives within the Drupal community, addressi...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Configuration Management in Drupal 7

This talk explores the current state of configuration management in Drupal 7 and examines contrib so...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Building real-time systems on top of Drupal with Node.js

This talk covers how to leverage the strengths of Node.js to address some weaknesses within the Drup...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Improved file management in core

This talk discusses the challenges faced by Drupal core in terms of file management and outlines a p...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal 8: UX Team update

This talk provides an overview of the ongoing redesign efforts for Drupal 8, presented by UX-Team me...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Bonuses for your mobile Drupal website

This talk focuses on optimizing mobile Drupal websites for smartphones, specifically through the use...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Simple devops workflows with Kanban

This talk covers the challenges of efficient teamwork in Drupal projects, focusing on the importance...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Agile Gymnastics and Timebox Tumbling - A Hybrid Approach

This talk delves into the experiences of the Examiner.com team in navigating various project managem...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal 8: What you need to know

This talk covers the significant advancements in Drupal 8, which has been in development since March...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Introduction to MongoDB

This talk introduces MongoDB and guides attendees on how to effectively leverage its capabilities. T...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Designing HTTP Interfaces and RESTful Web Services

This talk explores the nuances of RESTful APIs, questioning whether many existing web services truly...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Move over PIFR, there's a new bot in town!

This talk explores the evolution of Drupal's testing infrastructure, highlighting the transition fro...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal Strategies for Nonprofits

This talk explores the adoption of Drupal within nonprofit organizations, highlighting how many are...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Multi-headed Drupal

This talk explores the strengths of Drupal beyond building single websites, focusing on its ability...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: UX Under Fire - On Communicating the Value of UX

This talk addresses the challenges UX professionals face when advocating for the importance of user...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Use datacenter tools to make your dev life easier

This talk focuses on the importance of automation tools in maintaining large IT infrastructures, spe...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: There Might (Not) Be A Module For That

This talk focuses on the discovery phase of a Drupal project, where the speaker discusses how to nav...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Keynote: Fabien Potencier

This talk explores the transformative impact of Open-Source software on various industries and its s...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal Blocks & Layouts Initiative (Scotch) Update

This talk provides an update on the Blocks & Layouts initiative, discussing the current status of th...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Designing and Implementing Beautiful, Flexible Interfaces

This talk explores the challenges of implementing design from Photoshop to web, emphasizing the syne...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: 4x High Performance for Drupal - Step by Step

This talk focuses on improving Drupal performance by exploring four key categories: server, client,...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Preserving History for Future Generations: The King Center

This talk explores the creation of a comprehensive digital archive at the King Center, dedicated to...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: To Beer Or Not To Beer? Making meetups work.

This talk focuses on the importance of local communities within the larger Drupal Community. The pan...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Decoupling Content Management

This talk explores the evolution of Content Management Systems from monolithic architectures to a mo...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Status of the configuration management initiative

This talk provides an update on the configuration management initiative, discussing the current stat...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: A new theme layer for Drupal 8

This talk explores the challenges and potential solutions involved in transitioning from Drupal 7 to...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The Science of Guessing - Drupal estimation techniques

This panel discussion focuses on the complexities of estimation in Drupal projects, where accurately...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Introducing Symfony2

This talk explores the crucial role of Symfony2 in the development of upcoming versions of Drupal, a...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Building for the editor experience

This talk examines the often overlooked editor experience in web projects, highlighting the disconne...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Achieving Continuous Integration with Drupal

This talk focuses on implementing Continuous Integration (CI) within Drupal development teams. The s...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Responsive Design, Mobile Admin, Front-end Performance

This talk addresses the importance of mobile-friendly features for Drupal 8, as projections indicate...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The Design of Everyday Things

This talk explores the often overlooked issue of mismatched user expectations in design, particularl...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The Drush Ecosystem

This talk explores various projects that utilize and enhance Drush commands, focusing on their pract...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Redefining : The Mind Shift at Microsoft on OSS and Community

This talk presents a case study on the disruptive influence of open source and its impact on the bus...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Infiltration Day 853: Drupal Association Board

This talk explores the significant changes within the Drupal Association, including its governance s...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Accessibility of Custom User Interface Components using WAI-ARIA

This talk explores the challenges developers face when creating custom components for web applicatio...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Building interconnected sites with HTML5's microdata

This talk explores the emerging interconnectivity between web pages through advanced web development...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal 8's Multilingual Wonderland

This talk covers the developments and future plans for multilingual support in Drupal 8, detailing w...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Real Data: Why your intuition isn't trustworthy

This talk addresses common misconceptions in site performance audits, highlighting that developers o...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Death, Taxes & 'Viewport Chrome': How to Design for Uncertainty

This talk explores the critical importance of understanding viewport capabilities, access speed, and...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Different Ways to control your layout

This talk explores the various options for selecting page layouts in Drupal, detailing the advantage...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The project application review process

This talk covers the approval process for publishing Drupal modules and themes on drupal.org, focusi...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: PHP Core, get rid of bugs and contribute!

This talk focuses on the connection between Drupal and PHP, emphasizing the importance of understand...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Selling to the Enterprise

This talk introduces the essential components of an enterprise sales team and the processes involved...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Web Services and Symfony Core Initiative

This talk focuses on the WSCCI initiative, which aims to transform Drupal's internal routing and req...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: New Developments In MySQL

This talk focuses on the latest developments in MySQL and its competitors within the Drupal Communit...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Alfresco: Drupal's Document Management Solution

This talk explores the integration of Drupal and Alfresco to create a robust solution for Document M...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Migrating to Drupal: Who? What? Why? and How?

This talk covers the complexities and challenges involved in migrating to Drupal from other content...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Plan and run a Drupal Camp while having fun, empowering others

This talk focuses on the importance of Drupal community events for fostering growth, solidarity, and...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Next Steps for Drupal Commerce

This talk focuses on the evolution and future of Drupal Commerce, an open source eCommerce framework...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Keynote: Anke Domscheit-Berg

This talk explores how technology facilitates the principles of digital democracy, enabling governme...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Building a great Drupal team in the face of talent starvation

This talk explores the challenges of building an effective Drupal team, with a focus on the disconne...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: A designer-friendly theme system in Drupal 8?

This talk addresses the challenges of customizing templates in Drupal 6 and the limitations encounte...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Backbone.js in the Frontend

This talk introduces Backbone.js, one of the most popular JavaScript MVC frameworks, from a practica...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Dealing with Buggy Modules

This talk focuses on how to effectively navigate Drupal's complex ecosystem, particularly through th...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Creating Wonder: Redesigning CERN

This talk explores the challenges faced by CERN, the renowned research facility known for its contri...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: An import/upgrade API for core

This talk explores the challenges associated with upgrading Drupal as it becomes more complex, focus...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Spark: Authoring Experience++ in Drupal 8 core

This talk addresses the challenges in Drupal's authoring experience, highlighting its shortcomings c...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: The Drupal Ladder: Resources and activities for meetups

This talk addresses the challenges of increasing contributions to Drupal core as its complexity grow...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Selling Drupal & Web Experience Management to Large Enterprises

This talk focuses on the increasing challenge that Drupal poses to legacy enterprise content managem...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Multilingual Content in Drupal 7 & 8

This talk explores the process of organizing multilingual content effectively using Drupal's innovat...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Responsive Design with Sass+Compass

This talk focuses on the significance of mobile design in the modern web landscape, emphasizing the...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Better javascript

This talk explores the role of JavaScript in Drupal 8 initiatives, particularly in the context of us...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Dominate The Theme Layer

This talk focuses on mastering Drupal's theming layer, which can be challenging for new themers. The...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Environment America: Running 60 affiliates on Drupal

This case study focuses on the business needs of EnvironmentAmerica.org, a nationwide advocacy organ...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Multi Region failover scenarios in the Cloud

This talk explores the relationship between cloud environments and site safety, emphasizing the impo...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Building amazing searches with Search API and Facet API

This talk guides attendees through the step-by-step process of setting up advanced search solutions...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Functional PHP

This talk covers the fundamentals of functional programming, exploring it as an approach to software...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Drupal Has Dependencies - Let's Manage Them!

This talk focuses on Composer, a dependency management tool that simplifies the process of incorpora...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: High performance theming

This talk focuses on the critical importance of frontend performance as rich HTML5 applications and...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: There must be Rules!

This talk introduces the Rules module, a powerful tool for site builders that simplifies the creatio...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Bringing your ideas to fruition in Drupal core

This talk explores the challenges of submitting core improvement suggestions in the Drupal community...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: What's this devops thing anyhow?

This talk explores the evolution of server automation and deployment, highlighting its impact on tra...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Caching without fear

This talk covers effective caching strategies within Drupal systems, addressing the complexities of...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Introduction to Drupal: What I Wish Someone Told Me

This talk addresses the challenges and knowledge gaps often encountered by new Drupal users, emphasi...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Developers, Get Off the Couch and Contribute!

This talk focuses on Ci&T's initiative to increase active contributions to the Drupal core among its...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Evaluating Base Themes

This talk explores the evolution of Drupal base themes, including Mothership, Zen, Omega, Bartik, an...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Bootstrapping Solr search clusters and maintaining them

This session explores the Acquia Search service, which facilitates connections with Apache Solr, foc...

DrupalCon Munich 2012: Keynote: Dries Buytaert

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