All talks from DrupalCon New Orleans - May 2016
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: "About Your Sponsorship"
This talk provides an in-depth analysis of event sponsorship strategies and their impact on audience...
DrupalCon New Orleans Maximizing Your Sponsorship
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Next-level Drupal: Applied progressive decoupling with JavaScript
This session features Matt Davis from Mediacurrent, along with Preston So and John Kennedy from Acqu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Symfony Monolith Repository
This talk explores the repository management strategy adopted by the Symfony Open-Source project, wh...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Content-Driven UX
This talk explores the critical relationship between content strategy and user experience (UX) in we...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Entities 101 : Understanding Data Structures in Drupal
This talk explores the various data structures in Drupal, clarifying the concepts of nodes, content...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Simplifying Security: Protecting your Clients and your Company
This talk explores how agencies can engage in meaningful security conversations with their clients t...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal8 Theming - Am I doing this right?
This talk explores the significant shift in theming from PHPTemplate to Twig in Drupal 8, emphasizin...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Altering, Extending, and Enhancing Drupal 8
This talk explores the flexibility of Drupal and the importance of adapting to new development patte...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Typed Drupal - A great combination of Drupal 8 and PHP 7
This talk explores the advantages of using strongly typed languages, specifically focusing on PHP 7...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Automated javascript testing: where we are and what we actually want
This talk provides an overview of different types of testing, focusing on the distinctions between u...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How Major League Soccer Scores Superior Digital Experiences
This talk explores how Major League Soccer, with the help of Phase2, successfully migrated 25 club s...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Continuous Delivery with Drupal
This talk covers the implementation of Continuous Delivery (CD) specifically in the context of Drupa...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Agile D8 Builds: Doing the Most Without PHP
This talk explores the design philosophy of Drupal 8, which emphasizes making simple tasks easy and...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Dependency injection in Drupal 8
This talk covers the essential concepts of Services and Dependency Injection in Drupal 8, highlighti...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal and Logstash: centralised logging
This talk introduces the ELK stack, comprising Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, highlighting its...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Your API is a UI
This talk explores the critical relationship between user experience and API development, challengin...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016 Writing Command Line Tools for Drupal 8 Modules
This talk covers a new collaborative effort by the maintainers of Drush and Drupal Console to unify...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Aha! Understanding and Using Render Arrays in Drupal 8
This talk explores the evolution of rendering in Drupal, focusing on the transition from the theme()...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Building Rich Apps with Angular 2 and Drupal
This talk focuses on the integration of Angular 2 with Drupal, highlighting how this collaboration c...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Understanding the Critical Metrics for Your Drupal Business
This talk focuses on the foundational metrics essential for running a successful Drupal-centric busi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Approaches for UX changes big and small
This talk explores the challenges of enhancing the user experience (UX) in Drupal, particularly focu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Government Security Frameworks: Where Do I Begin?
This talk, led by Jason Ford, focuses on government security frameworks, specifically targeting begi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Becoming a TPM: Dos and Don'ts of Technical Project Management
This talk addresses the essential skills needed for successful project management within the Drupal...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Building your DevOps gameplan
This talk focuses on transforming web development practices through the principles of DevOps. The sp...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Infinite Wonder of the Symfony Event Dispatcher
This talk explores the Symfony event dispatcher and its role in Drupal 8's request processing, highl...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Writing Modular JavaScript with Browserify
This talk explores the importance of managing JavaScript code in modern web application development...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Once Upon a Drop Cap
This talk explores the critical relationship between design and effective communication, emphasizing...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Ask Not What Open Source Can Do For You…
This talk focuses on how leading companies, non-profits, universities, and governments leverage open...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Configuration Management for Developers in Drupal 8
This talk focuses on Drupal 8's configuration management system, a powerful feature highly regarded...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Amazing User Experiences with Drupal and Ember
This talk explores the powerful combination of Drupal 8 and Ember, showcasing how their integration...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Scopey Changey Management in Drupal 8
This talk explores the critical nature of scope management in software development, emphasizing the...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Is size just a number?
This talk examines the complexities of managing one of the largest open source communities, specific...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: D8 Module Acceleration Program
This panel discussion focuses on the Module Acceleration Program, which has seen Acquia invest $500,...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Get off the island! But build bridges back
This talk explores the development of an independent PHP library designed for simultaneous use with...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Watch the Hacker Hack
This interactive presentation features members of the Drupal Security Team discussing the setup of m...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Double your toolbox: the shared goodies of D8 and Symfony
This talk explores the fundamental principles of Drupal 8, highlighting its close relationship with...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: 10 Lessons Clients Teach Me Everyday
This talk focuses on the essential lessons learned from years of managing projects and working with...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How Puppet Labs runs Drupal on AWS
This talk covers the architectural decisions and operational experiences of Puppet Labs in managing...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Path to Becoming an Accidental Architect
This talk explores the role of a Drupal architect, emphasizing the importance of software architectu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Big Easy: Streamlined Front-end Development
This talk explores how to leverage Pattern Lab and Twig to enhance front-end development workflows f...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Elm - Frontend with Guarantees
This talk explores the advantages of using Elm, a functional programming language designed for the b...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: “Must be Intuitive and Easy to Use”: How to Solidify Vague Requirements
This session explores the process of transforming vague project requirements into a clear, actionabl...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Just Right: Goldilocks and CMS theme systems
This talk explores the design of a content management system (CMS) theme system that caters to diver...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: GE Energy Connections & FFW
This talk explores the capabilities of Drupal as a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective open sourc...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Live The Dream, Work Remote
This talk focuses on the challenges and strategies for managing remote and distributed teams in the...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Handling Powerball Night: Scaling Patch.com
This talk details Patch.com's experience managing surging traffic following a major Powerball drawin...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Symfony Debug & VarDumper - Your daily Must-Have
This talk explores the capabilities of the Symfony Debug and VarDumper components, showcasing how th...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Service Workers Internals
This talk explores the integration of service workers into web applications, enabling rich offline e...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal Admin: It's Not About Us
This talk emphasizes the significance of enhancing client satisfaction by customizing the administra...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Sizing up responsive images: Make a plan before you Drupal
This talk explores the importance of optimizing images for web performance, specifically focusing on...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Using a mallet when you really need a Mjölnir: Rundown of Sprint tools
This talk covers effective project management for Drupal development, focusing on alternatives to tr...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Total value of ownership: Drupal 8 and beyond
This talk focuses on the total cost of ownership (TCO) of Drupal and its value in comparison to othe...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The potential in Drupal 8.x and how to realize it
This talk explores the transition of Drupal 8 to a semantic versioning system, allowing for the intr...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Theme-driven development launches Travelport onto Drupal
This panel discussion features team members from Mediacurrent who delve into the challenges and solu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Building Empathy in the Enterprise
This talk focuses on the challenges of designing with empathy in environments where designers must i...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Prenote - Drupal 8, Come Join the Party!
This talk features the engaging opening "Prenote" session at DrupalCon, led by Robert Douglass and j...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Driesnote
This talk features Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, who is a pioneer in the open source web pu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal 8 Kickstart
This talk provides an essential overview of key concepts in Drupal 8, tailored for intermediate and...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Easy Accessibility in Drupal 8
This talk focuses on creating an accessible web experience to enhance SEO and usability while expand...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How To Grow Support To Become A Cornerstone Of Your Business
This session explores effective strategies for providing post-launch support for Drupal sites, focus...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Let's be honest: Estimation is guessing
This talk focuses on how agencies can effectively estimate project timelines and scope during the ea...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: GraphQL meets Drupal
This talk addresses the challenges and common pitfalls of building web services, particularly focusi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Behat: Behavior-Driven Development, Functional Tests
This talk explores Behat, a powerful library known for transforming human-readable sentences into fu...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Six Easy Pieces for the New Front-end Development
This talk focuses on the challenges of modern front-end development amidst the rapid evolution of te...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Spotlight on the Featured Showcase: Writing Great Case Studies
This talk explores the importance of case studies in the Drupal community and provides attendees wit...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The future of Drupal Performance - Parallel worlds
This talk explores the future of Drupal performance, focusing on how to enhance speed and efficiency...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Navigating The Website Security Threat Landscape
This talk explores the complexities of website security in 2016, addressing the ongoing challenges o...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Web Personalization for Drupal: Your Roadmap to Get Started
This talk introduces the fundamentals of web personalization, emphasizing its importance in enhancin...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How to audit Drupal Sites for performance, content and best practices
This talk covers the importance of ensuring that Drupal sites are configured correctly, secure, and...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: AMPing up Drupal
This talk explores the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project, an open source initiative led by Goog...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Loft Your Web Platform Into the Clouds with Immutable Infrastructure
This talk focuses on implementing autoscaling for Drupal web platforms in a public cloud environment...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Connecting the Silos: Site Building Tools
This talk focuses on the use of Drupal to address inefficiencies within campus departments at Louisi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Content Strategy in Popular Culture
This talk delves into the expansive field of content strategy, emphasizing its origins and applicati...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Exploring Drupal 8 Frontend landscape through Polymer
This talk explores the integration of Drupal 8 with Polymer, highlighting how Drupal can serve as a...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: "New and improved ..." Selling the value of new Drupal 8
This talk explores how to communicate the value of new features in Drupal 8 to prospective clients a...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: PHP 7: The New New PHP
This talk explores the advancements brought by PHP 7, highlighting both minor syntactic enhancements...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal.org is changing
This talk explores the upcoming changes on Drupal.org, focusing on the content restructure guided by...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Recruiting and retaining dedicated volunteers
This talk explores the motivations behind volunteering and how it can be both exhausting and rewardi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Digital Transformation, Drupal as a platform for the US Government
In this talk, Sushil Tripathi discusses digital transformation using IoT and Drupal, emphasizing the...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Keynote: Sara Wachter-Boettcher
This keynote by Sara Wachter-Boettcher at DrupalCon addresses the importance of kindness and inclusi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: From 4 releases per year to 4 releases per day
This session presents a case study detailing the significant improvements made to the delivery proce...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Web User Experience in 2020
This talk explores the dramatic changes anticipated in web experiences due to new tools, expectation...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: (Sales + PM) x productive collaboration = happy team + happy client
This talk explores the dynamics between the sales and project management departments in agencies, em...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How to implement performance metrics
This talk focuses on key metrics essential for measuring and enhancing the performance of a digital...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Configuration Management, Composer, Git and Drush in Drupal 8
This talk focuses on advanced site-building tools and techniques available to Drupal 8 site-builders...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Minimalist Theming: How to Build a Lean, Mean Drupal 8 Theme
This talk focuses on improving theme development in Drupal 8 by leveraging its advanced features des...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Lessons from WordPress Core
This talk examines the evolution and governance differences between Drupal and WordPress, highlighti...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal.org Infrastructure, take home lessons
This talk focuses on how to scale web applications similar to Drupal.org, which handles nearly a bil...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Together we can make Drupal The Example for Diversity in Tech!
This talk focuses on increasing the adoption of Drupal across diverse communities and cultures by fo...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Lighting Talks: Case Studies
This talk delves into improving performance using Fastly with Drupal 8, as the speakers, FabianX and...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal 8, where did the code go? From info hook to plugin.
This talk focuses on the transition from "info" hooks to plugins in Drupal 8, highlighting the chang...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal 8's multilingual APIs -- integrate with all the things
This talk explores the essential APIs for writing contributed modules, themes, or distributions for...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Finding Your Purpose as a Drupal Agency
This session explores how Drupal service firms and agencies can navigate challenging times by emphas...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: OOP Is Nothing To Be Afraid Of
This talk explores the changes in Object Oriented Programming (OOP) within Drupal 8, focusing on key...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruI6bYTJaqM&feature=youtu.be
This talk covers the creation of design systems tailored for web development, specifically using Dru...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: How Drupal 8 Makes Your Website More Easily Accessible
This talk features Mike Gifford, the Core Accessibility Maintainer for Drupal 8, who showcases the v...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Recoupling: Bridging Design and Structured Content
This talk explores the ongoing debate around separating content from presentation in the context of...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Documentation Is Getting An Overhaul
This talk focuses on the importance of high-quality documentation for Drupal.org in enhancing adopti...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Learning to Let Go (Contrib Burnout) and Module Giveaway
This talk addresses the challenges of transitioning from active involvement in the Drupal contribute...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Reinventing International Development With Rapid Drupal Development
This talk examines the innovative use of rapid Drupal development to transform international develop...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Offline-capable, decoupled Drupal 8 with React.js and React Native
This talk explores the possibilities that arise when a content management system (CMS) is decoupled....
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Multilingual Makeover: A side-by-side comparison
This talk explores the significant improvements in multilingual website creation between Drupal 7 an...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Monitoring 101: Finding Signal in the Noise
This talk explores effective monitoring strategies for managing dynamic infrastructures, particularl...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Ultimate Super Duper Guide to Content Quality
This talk explores the challenges organizations face with outdated and low-quality website content t...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: JSON Powered Forms in Drupal
This talk explores the challenges developers face with form management in modern web applications, h...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Navigating the PHP Community
This talk explores the concept of "Drupal getting off the island" by mapping the broader PHP communi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Project management case study: Building a Top 10 website
This session explores how a large, volunteer-driven nonprofit organization successfully implemented...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Media + Ads + Performance
This talk focuses on improving web performance at Vox Media, emphasizing the importance of fast cont...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Visualizing Drupal Community through drupal.org
This talk explores the extensive Drupal community, one of the largest in the open-source sector, usi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal (admin) as an application: More JavaScript in core?
This talk explores the evolving landscape of JavaScript frameworks in relation to Drupal and the imp...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: 10 Reasons to Standardize on Pantheon for Development
This talk explores the vital role of websites in digital marketing and delves into the significant i...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Debugging During Development: Creating, Breaking and Fixing a Module
This talk explores the evolution of debugging practices in the context of Drupal 8, which leverages...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: BigPipe
This talk explores the concept of BigPipe rendering in Drupal 8, highlighting its ability to improve...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Fifth year using Drupal: A look at Georgia's return on investment
This talk examines the return on investment for Georgia following its transition to the Drupal web p...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Production is an Artifact of Development
This talk covers the development workflow for creating a production-ready Drupal repository, emphasi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Drupal's Big B2B Commerce Opportunity
This session describes the unique challenges B2B commerce presents to eCommerce platforms and explai...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: I'm a Scrumberjack and I'm OK!
This talk covers the essential strategies for prioritizing and maintaining a Product Backlog within...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Beyond the Blink: Add Drupal to Your IoT Playground
This talk explores the integration of Drupal with Internet of Things (IoT) devices, highlighting int...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Creating online stores with Commerce 2.x on Drupal 8
This talk explores the history, architecture, and features of Drupal Commerce 2.x on Drupal 8. The s...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Web Accessibility 101: Principles, Concepts, and Financial Viability
This talk introduces the critical importance of web accessibility, emphasizing its relevance for dev...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Workflow Initiative (Drupal is a CMS)
This talk explores the limitations of Drupal's content management capabilities, addressing issues su...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Story of Successful Drupal Integrations in 3 Acts
This talk explores the successful integration of Drupal with various platforms, highlighting three d...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: What type of testing is good for me?
This talk explores various types of software testing, including code static analysis, unit testing,...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Next Level Git
This talk delves into the advanced features of Git that go beyond basic commands like git push, git...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: ChatOps for Distributed Teams, Fun, and Profit
This talk explores the evolution of chat tools like Slack and HipChat, highlighting their role in en...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Using Paragraphs to Weave a Beautiful Content Tapestry
This talk covers the innovative use of Paragraphs to enhance the editing experience for end-users in...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Grow Your Own
This talk addresses the challenge of finding available talent in the tech industry and proposes a su...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The art of #NoEstimates
This talk introduces the concept of NoEstimates and discusses its advantages and disadvantages withi...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Using Blackfire.io to Profile Your Loading Time
This talk focuses on diagnosing and improving website performance, particularly for Drupal sites. Th...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: The Big Picture: How UX Affects Pretty Much Everything
This talk explores the comprehensive framework known as LUCID UX, developed by the User Experience O...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Selling Drupal modules & distros
This talk explores the potential benefits of paid modules and distributions within the Drupal commun...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Leaving Drupal
This talk explores the reasons why individuals and organizations choose to leave the Drupal platform...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Case Study: Brainshark - Migration from Sitecore in 90 Days
This talk covers the successful migration of a complex Sitecore site to Drupal within a tight 90-day...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Debugging, Profiling, & Rocking Out with Browser-Based Developer Tools!
This talk covers the essential role of browser-based developer tools in modern front-end web develop...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Real Talk on Front-End Performance: Only You Can Prevent Slow Websites
This talk focuses on front-end performance optimization for Drupal websites, addressing the shift in...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: On Inheriting Someone Else's Mess
This talk explores the challenges faced by project stakeholders, focusing on how to turn failing pro...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Wireframes to Widgets: Using Paragraphs
This talk explores the challenges faced by development teams in adapting their design processes to k...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Demystifying AJAX Callback Commands in Drupal 8
This talk explores Drupal 8 AJAX callback commands and their practical application for enhancing AJA...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: API integration modules: Drupal contrib’s commercial horizon
This talk explores the challenges and opportunities related to third-party integration modules in Dr...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Limbering Drupal 8 Up with Flexible Layouts, WYSIWYG Templates, & More
This talk focuses on enhancing the design flexibility of Drupal sites by empowering content administ...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: State of Drupal
This talk delves into the findings of the "State of Drupal" survey conducted by Dries, providing an...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Where's the fire? AKA: My site is down... now what?
This talk focuses on effective strategies for addressing website outages and performance issues, aim...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Rethinking Loops
This talk explores the complexities of using for() and foreach() loops in PHP, addressing how they c...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Dynamic Self-Service Notification Platform | Tugboat
This talk focuses on a dynamic self-service notification platform developed at Srijan for an eCommer...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Hey Where are My Margins & Why Don't I Drive a Maserati?
This talk focuses on the challenges of running a successful agency, particularly within the Drupal e...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Closing Session
This session wraps up the conference, inviting attendees to reflect on the events and discussions th...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Community Keynote: Michael Schmid
This talk features Michael Schmid presenting the Community Keynote on the significant impact of brai...
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016: Making Infrastructure S'mores with Chef
This talk explores how different domain experts within an organization can collaborate to create eff...
