jibran ijaz (@jibranijaz) what is new in drupal 8?
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J IBRAN I JAZ (@JIBRANIJAZ)
What is new in Drupal 8?
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What is Drupal
• Content Management System
• Drupal is used to manage content on o Informational siteso Social Media siteso Member siteso Internet & Web Application
What is Drupal 8
• Not just a Content Management System
• It is a FRAMEWORK
• Completely revamped
• Leverages already existing technology
• Web Publishing Tool
Under the Hood Changes
• On the surface, Drupal 8 looks the same as Drupal 7
• Under the hood, there are a lot of changes
• Drupal 8, now uses existing frameworks, and their components to enhance its internal architecture
Under the Hood Changes
• Existing libraries like:o Symfonyo Twigo Guzzleo EasyRDFo PHPUnit
and many more...
Under the Hood Changes
"Basically, we went from invented here to proudly invented elsewhere (PIE)."
New Contrib Modules In Core
• In Drupal 8, some of the very vital modules have been brought into CORE
• Modules like:o Viewso Entity APIo Entity Referenceo Field modules (Email, Link, Phone)
and a few more have been brought entirely into CORE
New Contrib Modules In Core
• Modules likeo CKEditoro Admin Viewso Views Bulk Operationso Field Modules (Date)
and a few more have been moved partially into CORE
New Contrib Modules In Core
• Modules likeo Blogo Dashboardo Open IDo Poll
and a few more have been completely removed from CORE
• There is a long list of modules which have been completely deprecated from CORE
New Subsystems & Components
• There are a few subsystems that have been introduced in COREo Configuration Systemo Migration Systemo Plugin Systemo Routing Systemo Typedate System
Improved Subsystems & Components
• There are a few subsystems that have been completely re-architecturedo Theme Systemo Extension Systemo Bootstrap Systemo Entity/Field Systemo Form System
and a few others
OOP in Drupal 8
• Before Drupal 8, Drupal used to support functional programming
• Now, Drupal 8 has embraced Object Oriented Programming. Such aso Controllers
Entity Controller Route Controller
OOP in Drupal 8
o Plugins Blocks Custom Blocks Views Action
etc
OOP in Drupal 8
• All the site building components are now objects Such as:o Blockso Entitieso Fieldso Forms
Module Development
• Drupal 8 has opted for Object Oriented approach for Theme and Module development
• .info files are now .yml files
• .module files are now optional
Theme Development
• Drupal 8 has introduced twig Templating Engine which follows Object Oriented Paradigm
• PHP Templating Engine has been removed from CORE
FUD and Drupal 8
FUD is:F : FearU : UncertaintyD : Doubt
FUD and Drupal 8
• In Drupal 8 extreme changes in CORE lead to FUD ofo Developer Experienceo Securityo Code Complexity
FUD and Drupal 8
• In order to resolve these issue:o Helper classes have been introduced to increase
the developer experienceo Short release cycles are planned to ensure the
quick resolution of security issueso De-Coupling of APIs lead to the reduction of
complexity, majorly
References
• http://nodeone.se/en/what-is-drupal-cms
• https://github.com/Crell/slides-drupal-cms/
• http://drupal.stackexchange.com/a/68139/5252
• https://drupal.org/project/issues/drupal
Thanks
• Drupal Camps
• PreviousNext
• Drupal Community
• Friends
Questions?