Dashboards and data displays—features often presented with the “wow factor” in mind—can be deficient in providing end users with critical information.
Schedule
Architecting Effective Data Dashboards
Presenter(s): karolusLocation: ITCONBenefits and pitfalls of integrating Drupal into a decoupled, static site build process for VA.gov
Presenter(s): ElijahLynn, robbiethegeekLocation: Debug AcademyIn this session we will discuss a bit about why and how we implemented the VA.gov CMS (Drupal 8) as a backend Content API to feed a decoupled, Metalsmith static HTML build and deployment system for the frontend.
Planning your Drupal QA: how to tackle a Monster?
Presenter(s): eduardomadariagaLocation: AcquiaDrupal allows for fast pace development of very complex systems: a QA nightmare. How will you be able to sleep at night? Plan Ahead!
Automate all the things
Presenter(s): colan, ergonlogic, lamechLocation: AcquiaEver heard of infrastructure-as-code?
Behavior-Driven Development with Drupal and Cypress.io
Presenter(s): pmelabLocation: Debug AcademyBehavior-driven development is the art of establishing a common language, improving communication, create automatable tests and providing living, always-accurate documentation at the same time. Especially in large scale projects with complex…
Decoupled CMS Architecture in Government as a Best Practice
Presenter(s): justinwinterLocation: ITCONBuilding and deploying sites using traditional Drupal approaches require developers with a large amount of crossover knowledge and expertise. Full stack developers are hard to find and training junior developers into this role can take years.
EEOC.gov – Modernized Experience & Performance on Drupal 8
Presenter(s): bencoitLocation: MobomoTen-plus years since its last platform update, EEOC.gov recently underwent a complete redesign and re-platform to better serve its constituents by moving to Drupal 8 on Microsoft Azure. In this session, you’ll hear from the EEOC.gov build team.…
Enabling the Change-Makers: Redesigning Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs Website
Presenter(s): pixelite, jcloysLocation: MobomoIn this session, we’ll give you an in-depth case study that guides you through the UX, visual design, and development process we followed to create a new digital home for Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.
Putting veterans first in the design of a pilot hospital site on VA.gov, the largest hospital system in the US
Presenter(s): kevinjosephwalsh, janeLocation: Debug AcademyThe Veterans Health Administration provides health care to 9 million medical patients, 14 million veterans across through its 1200 facilities, including 150 hospitals and over 1000 community clinics.
Recurring Events Module
Presenter(s): @OwenBushLocation: ITCONThe Recurring Events module is a Drupal 8 and 9 plug-and-play recurring events and registration system designed to be site agnostic and extensible.
Self-Help Tips to Better Manage Your Drupal Site
Presenter(s): sfelderLocation: AcquiaWhat do the books Essentialism (McKeown), The Year of Less (Flanders), and Girl, Stop Apologizing (Hollis) have in common?
Battle for Online Privacy
Presenter(s): citizendanLocation: AcquiaData breaches and abuses of our personal data keep making the news. But what can we do about it? Are you protecting user privacy? Learn about best practices in managing privacy for your site users, and what resources and modules Drupal users can…
Drupal & USWDS: It’s Time to Get Things Started
Presenter(s): dboeger, brian.seekLocation: Debug AcademyThis session will focus on integrating a custom Drupal sub-theme with the latest version of USWDS. We will cover configuring USWDS settings, Drupal theme settings, and adding custom styling.
mock-chain: a library for easier unit testing in Drupal (and beyond!)
Presenter(s): dafeder, fmizzellLocation: MobomoUnit tests are a critical tool for development, ensuring that classes and functions aren't inadvertently broken by new code.
My best (and worst) strategies for dealing with high-demand work
Presenter(s): SchnitzelLocation: ITCONAcross roles, specialities, and companies job stress is increasing. The daily deluge of emails, Slack messages, and urgent tasks can be overwhelming and it may seem like there’s no solution. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and just want to give up…
Component-Driven Theming with Storybook
Presenter(s): acouch, evanmwillhite, bjlewis2Location: AcquiaComponent-driven theming is gaining popularity in the Drupal and in the greater front-end development worlds. Taking a component based approach offers greater consistency, flexibility, re-usability and velocity for front-end development.
Drupal 9 migrations for non-coders
Presenter(s): dinarconLocation: ITCONStarting with Drupal 8, the Migrate API makes it possible to write and execute migrations without having to write PHP code.
The State of the Union('s Data)
Presenter(s): Kim DAvidson, susisiman, gujacqLocation: MobomoOpen Data drives evidence based policy and decisionmaking, supports transparency and accountability, and is the language through which our institutions speak to each other and to the public.
Supercharge your CMS - Powered by Data
Presenter(s): _doyle_, adam.weingartenLocation: MobomoIn today's world, data powers everything from the ads you see in your instagram feed to the suggestions on your Netflix subscription.
Taking Maximum Advantage of Drupal Core's Composer Template
Presenter(s): ultimikeLocation: Debug AcademyIf you're looking to build a modern Drupal 8 or 9 site, then you're probably going to want to use the Drupal core Composer "recommended-project" template.
best of both worlds: improve your Decoupled Drupal with external personalization (in Firebase)
Presenter(s): Jitesh DoshiLocation: Debug AcademyNow that the whole world has discovered decoupled CMS, the default and most common approach to Decoupled Drupal seems to be a completely independent static HTML+JS UI that uses Drupal only to get JSON data from it.
Nothing about us without us: Engaging stakeholders on RaleighNC.gov
Presenter(s): jcrespo, sallyann716, jalberque, peteweberLocation: AcquiaThe key to delivering an impactful new website is listening.