How-to: Using "drupal-project" with Composer to Craft your Perfect Start-State
drupal-project is now the officially-recommended starting point for Drupal 8 sites with Composer. In this session, I'll show you how to:
- Quickly spin up a new site with Composer and drupal-project
- Customize drupal-project to suit your particular needs
- Leverage post-install tasks to keep yourself DRY
The goals of the learnings from this session are to:
- Save time
- Follow best practices
- Make your development experience more enjoyable
- Look cool in the process
This session is for you if:
- You've been wanting to try out Composer
- You already use Composer but want to learn more about the best practices
- You frequently spin up new sites, whether for module development, agency work, or for funzies
- You're thinking about using a Drupal distribution or installation profile
- You are a Composer expert, so you can heckle me and point out mistakes
I look forward to seeing you there! (Slides available here)