New to developing Drupal sites or looking to level up? In this session I will cover many of the common questions and hurdles of evolving from an end-user into a Drupal developer. Check in with your practices and learn some new tools and processes for doing development like the pros.

This session will cover a range of Drupal development best practices appealing to site-builders, themers and beginning developers. There are no 'right' answers, just suggestions and ways to think about Drupal development and work flow.

Potential topics include:
- Choosing modules
- Where to work in the Drupal codebase
- Setting up a good development environment for you and your client
- Site development plans
- Structuring your content and how to think about building out site features
- How to choose a theming strategy
- Coding standards and the Drupal community