Drupal 8 Module Building Basics

Drupal 8 is coming, and it already has more than 100 contributed modules.
If you want to begin building modules for Drupal 8, then this session is for you. If you have a contributed module, and want to get it ready for Drupal 8, come as well.

What will you learn in this session?

  • Everything you need to know to start module building for Drupal 8
  • How to take advantage of the major advancements that Drupal 8 has to offer
  • How to do cool stuff - never seen before

We will do a quick walk through basic concepts and key features of module development for Drupal 8, including:

  • The new file structure
  • Dependency injection concept and bundles
  • Object model coming in with Symphony2
  • Configuration / Settings / PHP / Temporary storage
  • Building awesome UIs with TWIG and Backbone.JS
  • Plugins
  • Making a module REST-reachable
  • and much much more ...

Drupal 8 will be great - Come and start building for it now!

Schedule info
Status: 
Proposed
Session Info
Speaker(s): 
Track: 
Coding + Development
Experience level: 
Beginner