All talks from DrupalCon Prague - September 2013

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TUTTI FAN' DRUPAL - WELCOME TO DRUPAL(CON)!

This talk focuses on energizing newcomers to Drupal and DrupalCon, offering practical advice to help...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRIES BUYTAERT Keynote

DrupalCon Prague 2013: Group Photo Time Lapse

This talk highlights the collaborative spirit of the team by showcasing the official group photo, il...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL 8 FOR SITE BUILDERS

This talk focuses on the advancements in Drupal 8 that enhance the experience for site builders. The...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ARE GPL AND PATENTS LIMITS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BUSINESS?

This talk examines two critical intellectual property topics in open source: the GPL license and sof...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: SELENIUM/WEBDRIVER: WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND HOW

This talk focuses on using Selenium within Continuous Integration environments, particularly for Dru...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: D8 LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW WE CAN MAKE D9 BETTER

This talk provides insights into managing Drupal 8 development from a project manager's perspective,...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL 8 READY

This talk provides an overview of the essential skills, tools, and practices needed to be prepared f...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ESCAPING FROM ALCATRAZ - MIGRATION

This talk explores the challenges and strategies involved in migrating sites to Drupal from various...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TAG, YOU'RE IT! KEEP YOUR REVERSE-PROXY CACHE UP-TO-DATE

This talk focuses on enhancing the performance and scalability of Drupal sites through effective use...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FROM HOME PAGE TO HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSER AND BACK AGAIN

This talk explores the significance of personal home pages, tracing the origins of the acronym "PHP"...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: EVERYTHING IS COMMERCE: BEYOND THE SHOPPING CART

This talk explores the expanding concept of Commerce beyond traditional shopping carts, emphasizing...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FROM NOT-INVENTED-HERE TO PROUDLY-FOUND-ELSEWHERE: A DRUPAL 8 STORY

This talk explores the evolution of Drupal as a flexible and adaptable platform, highlighting its tr...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BLOCKS FROM DROP.ORG TO DRUPAL 8 AND BEYOND

This talk explores the evolution of the block API in Drupal, tracing its journey from the early pre-...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MOZILLA PERSONA: THE WEB'S DECENTRALISED IDENTITY API

This talk explores the topic of online identity management, highlighting the limitations of current...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TWIG, A TEMPLATING SYSTEM FOR WEB DESIGNERS

This talk introduces Twig, a powerful templating system written in PHP, and explores why developers...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: WE NEED TO TEACH PEOPLE DRUPAL 8. NOW

This talk focuses on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the transition to Drupal 8, addres...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL FOR CUSTOMERS: A SHIFT IN OUR THINKING

This talk focuses on the evolving landscape of building web applications with Drupal, particularly i...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL 8 DEPLOYMENT AND CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION

This talk explores the challenges of implementing continuous integration in Drupal 7, highlighting t...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: WRITING UNIT TESTABLE CODE IN DRUPAL 8

This talk focuses on the importance of writing unit-testable code to ensure functionality across var...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TWIG AND THE NEW THEME LAYER IN DRUPAL 8

This talk explores the enhancements in Drupal 8, focusing on the introduction of Twig as a new templ...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MY DRUPAL PROJECT IS RICH: HAVE FUN AND SAVE MONEY!

This talk covers effective project management strategies by emphasizing the importance of understand...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FIX ME IF YOU CAN

This talk explores the challenges faced when inheriting a broken Drupal site, emphasizing the common...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BEYOND STYLE GUIDES

This talk challenges the misconception that Photoshop is a suitable tool for web design and argues t...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TAKING THE PLUNGE ... BECOMING A CONTRIBUTOR

This talk covers the speaker's personal journey from being a passive consumer of Drupal to an active...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: AUDITING DRUPAL SITES

This talk covers the essential aspects of conducting audits for Drupal sites, emphasizing the key fa...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DEVOPS AND DRUPAL IN A LARGE ORGANISATION: WHAT WE LEARNED

This talk explores how a traditional media company, with a legacy spanning 60 years, successfully im...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: WEBFORM 4.0: SURVEYS IN DRUPAL IMPROVED

This talk introduces the new features of Webform 4.0, enhancing survey building and results collecti...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: THE PFIZER STORY: BUILDING A GLOBAL DIGITAL MARKETING PLATFORM WITH DRUPAL

This talk focuses on how Pfizer streamlined its digital marketing efforts by utilizing Drupal to man...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ASSURING QUALITY ON DRUPAL.ORG

This talk explores the development of an automated testing suite for version control on Drupal.org,...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: UNIVERSAL MEDIA ASSETS MANAGEMENT IN DRUPAL WITH THE SCALD MODULE

This talk highlights the Scald module, which has significantly improved media management in Drupal,...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MOVING AN ENTERPRISE TO DRUPAL: SETTING UP MIGRATION PROJECTS FOR SUCCESS

This session explores how a team at NBCUniversal, a leading media and entertainment company, success...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL CHEF: BORK BORK BORK!

This talk covers the use of Opscode Chef as an open source systems integration framework designed to...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BUILDING REALLY FAST WEBSITES WITH DRUPAL 8

This talk focuses on the improvements in front-end performance for anonymous users in Drupal 8, high...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: Evolving frontend development; dancing on the tip of a hurtling rocket

This talk explores the evolving landscape of front-end development through the lens of Drupal's prog...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: PERFORMANCE LAB

This session addresses performance optimization for Drupal sites, focusing on common bottlenecks and...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: HIGH PERFORMANCE SITES WITH DRUPAL AND CACHE CONTROL MODULE

This talk focuses on building high-performance sites with Drupal, addressing the limitations of inte...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: PATCH REVIEWS & TURNING REGULAR PEOPLE INTO MENTORS

This talk addresses the critical issue of patch reviews in core development, highlighting the backlo...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: YOUR FIRST DRUPAL 8 MODULE

This talk provides a hands-on exploration of the new architecture in Drupal 8, focusing on the trans...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: AUTOMATED ACCEPTANCE TESTS WITH BEHAT

This talk covers the principles of Behavioural Driven Development (BDD) and its significance in soft...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MULTILINGUAL SITE TOOLS IN DRUPAL 8

This talk explores the advancements of Drupal 8, focusing on its enhanced language management capabi...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL FIXED BUDGET PROJECTS: THE ART OF ESTIMATES

This talk explores the challenges and strategies involved in managing fixed budget engagements for w...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: INTRODUCING USER-CENTERED DESIGN IN A 100.000+ PERSON CORPORATION

This talk explores the challenges of promoting user-centered design within a large corporation utili...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MONITORING DRUPAL IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE AGE

This talk explores the complexities of monitoring infrastructure in the context of Infrastructure as...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: COMPOSING DRUPAL'S FUTURE

This talk explores the role of Composer as a PHP dependency management tool and its integration with...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DELIVERING DRUPAL AT SCALE

This series of lightning talks presented by the team at Capgemini addresses common challenges faced...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MANAGE THOSE DEPENDENCIES

This talk explores the challenges of package and dependency management in web development, highlight...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FRONTEND OPS

This talk covers the importance of frontend operations in maintaining website performance and effici...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN: TRADITIONAL HOSTING VS THE CLOUD

This talk presents a comprehensive comparison between cloud hosting and traditional managed hosting,...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL WEB-ANALYTICS TOOLS, A COOKIE STORY

This talk addresses the current state of EU cookie and privacy laws, focusing on how to utilize open...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DON'T BE STUPID, GRASP SOLID

This talk explores the principles of Object Oriented Programming (OOP), focusing on the contrasting...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: 12 BEST PRACTICES FROM WUNDERKRAUT

This talk presents 12 best practices from Wunderkraut, delivered by 12 experienced employees. Utiliz...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: THE HISTORY & FUTURE OF DRUPAL THEMING

This talk explores the evolution of theming in Drupal, highlighting the journey from a basic content...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: UPGRADING YOUR JS TO DRUPAL 8

This talk explores the significant changes in JavaScript introduced with Drupal 8, including how to...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: USING AGENCY COLLABORATION TO MARKET DRUPAL AND GROW THE PIE

This talk focuses on how to effectively collaborate with fellow agencies to promote Drupal and expan...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: AUTOMATING AND LINKING TOGETHER WEB SERVICES AND APIS USING THE RULES MODULE

This talk explores the integration of the Rules module in Drupal with popular web services such as T...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: APHORISMS OF API DESIGN

This talk examines the principles of effective API design, emphasizing the importance of creating co...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: LISA WELCHMAN Keynote

This keynote speech features Lisa Welchman, a recognized expert in web governance and strategy. Draw...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: THE CACHING DEEP DIVE

This talk covers advanced caching strategies for improving site performance and scalability, featuri...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TWIG IT - SHIP IT!

This talk focuses on building a real Drupal theme using Twig live in front of an audience, highlight...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: Enterprise E-Commerce

This talk covers an Enterprise solution developed by Cloud Troopers for Allegiant Airlines, focusing...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DESIGNING DRUPAL 8

This talk explores the significant changes made to the administrative interface in Drupal 8, focusin...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BUILDING AMAZING SEARCHES WITH SEARCH API

This talk introduces the Search API module, which has been instrumental for site builders over the p...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: HAVE YOU BEEN STALKING YOUR SERVERS?

This talk focuses on the importance of monitoring Drupal servers, emphasizing proactive measures to...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: HOW TO CLOSE 1000+ WEBSITES AND REPLACE THEM WITH A DRUPAL PLATFORM

This talk details how the municipality of Copenhagen is transitioning to a large-scale Drupal implem...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: GIT MAKES ME ANGRY INSIDE

In this session, Emma Jane delves into the challenges of learning Git, a version control system that...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: REST AND SERIALIZATION IN DRUPAL 8

This talk covers the new REST and serialization systems introduced in Drupal 8, highlighting how the...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: LET'S FIX FILE AND MEDIA HANDLING ONCE AND FOR ALL

This talk explores the limitations of Drupal's basic file management system and the various contribu...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: HOW TO PROVIDE A REAL-TIME SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE WITH DRUPAL

This talk by Amazee Labs explores how to utilize Drupal to create a real-time second screen experien...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUSH - DO I REALLY HAVE TO USE IT?

This talk introduces Drush, a command line tool designed to simplify and enhance the experience of s...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: WF TOOLS FTW @ PFIZER

This talk introduces WF Tools, a framework that addresses Drupal's challenges in coordinating the de...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FOR THE LOVE OF THE CONTENT EDITORS

This talk focuses on the critical details involved in creating a user-friendly content management sy...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ROUTE PLANNING WITH DRUPAL + OPENLAYERS AND POWERING PHONEGAP MOBILE APPS

This talk focuses on the development of value-added services for an oil company's fuel card users, f...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: CREATE THE OPTIMAL SEARCH EXPERIENCE

This talk focuses on enhancing a Drupal website by integrating a robust search experience using Apac...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: FUTURE-FRIENDLY EVOLUTION AND THE DRUPAL RELEASE CYCLE

This talk explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding backward compatibility in Drupal dev...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUSH OPTIMIZATIONS FOR YOUR DEVELOPMENT WORKFLOW

This hands-on lab focuses on helping module developers enhance their skills in writing Drush command...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: HAVE A BUILD (AND AUTOMATE IT WITH PHING)

This talk covers the essentials of establishing a robust continuous integration process by automatin...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ALWAYS AGILE? NOT SO FAST

This session explores the increasing popularity of a dichotomy between agile and waterfall developme...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: LEVERAGING 12 YEARS OF PHPUNIT

This talk focuses on the importance of automated testing in delivering agile and high-quality soluti...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: PANOPOLY: BUILDING A POWERFUL BASE DISTRIBUTION

This talk explores Panopoly, an app-enabled distribution of Drupal that leverages Chaos Tools and Pa...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: JAVASCRIPT TESTING

This talk explores the challenges faced by Drupal 7 regarding JavaScript testing, highlighting the a...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL IN THE CLOUD WITH OPENSHIFT & THE TIZEN PROJECT

This talk focuses on deploying Drupal in the cloud using OpenShift, with Diane Mueller, a Cloud Evan...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TRANSLATION MANAGEMENT

This talk discusses the advancements made in translation management within Drupal 8, particularly fo...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: PROVISO: VAGRANT BASED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDIZED!

This talk explores the evolution of local development environments for Drupal, highlighting the tran...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: RESULTS-ONLY WEB INVESTMENTS

This talk explores the evolution of website development from a mere technical service to a solution...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MAKE DRUPAL BLAZINGLY FAST

This talk focuses on the significant impact that front-end performance has on website load times, no...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL 8 ROUTING: THE METHOD IN THE MADNESS

This talk covers the shift towards Object Oriented Programming in Drupal 8, highlighting the rewrite...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: CREATING RESPONSIVE DRUPAL PROTOTYPES WITH ANGULARJS

This talk explores how responsive design is transforming the development of Drupal sites while empha...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: D FOR DRUPAL. D FOR DARWIN. AND DRUPAL DEVELOPMENT USING PHPSTORM

This talk by Erik Evrard examines the evolution of Drupal through the lens of Darwin's theory, explo...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: AGILE MONITORING WITH SENSU

This talk focuses on Sensu, a cloud-friendly monitoring and metrics solution, which is particularly...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BUILDING AND DEPLOING MEDIASALSA, A DAM AS A SERVICE

This talk explores the journey of developing MediaSalsa, a SaaS version of MediaMosa, a multimedia-f...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: THE SECRET RECIPE FOR CREATING VENDOR LOCK-IN

This talk explores the importance of exceptional IT support, particularly in the context of Drupal s...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BACH TO THE FUTURE: HOW DRUPAL ENABLES AND INSPIRES INNOVATION IN MUSIC

This talk explores how Drupal supports Musescore, an open source project and commercial company, in...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: COMMERCE WITHOUT BORDERS

This talk explores the future of eCommerce with Drupal, highlighting the capabilities of Drupal Comm...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: STANDARDIZATION, THE SYMFONY WAY

This talk explores the fundamental philosophy of Symfony, emphasizing its focus on standardization a...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: INSTALL PROFILES FOR CORE: WE CAN DO IT!

This talk explores the essential features that make Drupal 8 immediately useful upon installation, a...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: JOHNSON & JOHNSON : A CONTINENTAL RETAIL DISTRIBUTION

In this talk, Maxime Topolov explores advanced machine learning techniques and their applications in...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: BEHAT + CONTRIB: GET FUNCTIONAL TESTING FOR YOUR MODULE, THEME, OR DISTRO

This talk presents the Drupal Extension for Behat and Mink, providing powerful functional testing fo...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: UPGRADE YOUR MODULE TO DRUPAL 8

This talk focuses on the process of upgrading contributed modules in preparation for Drupal 8, which...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: DRUPAL 8 - INFO HOOK TO PLUGIN

This talk explores the transition from "info" hooks to plugins in Drupal 8 core, highlighting the re...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: TOUCH ME, I DARE YOU

This talk explores the importance of designing for a touch-first web experience, highlighting the ne...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: MAKING SUPPORT A BLAST

This talk focuses on the importance of establishing long-term relationships with clients after the c...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: ARAL BALKAN Keynote

This talk features Aral Balkan, a user experience designer dedicated to transforming technology thro...

DrupalCon Prague 2013: RUNNING DRUPAL ON MICROSOFT'S AZURE CLOUD PLATFORM

This talk explores various methods for hosting Drupal sites on Microsoft's public cloud platform, sp...