Drupal Developer Skills (2012) - DrupalCamp LA 2012
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The document outlines essential skills and tools for Drupal developers as of 2012, including necessary coding languages like PHP and SQL, and tools such as Drush and Git. It details various levels of Drupal development, from beginner to advanced, covering module and theme development, and emphasizes collaboration in team settings. Additionally, it provides resources for further learning in Drupal development.
Drupal Developer Skills (2012) - DrupalCamp LA 2012
- 1. Drupal Developer Skills 2012 ! ! presented by Chris Charlton http://xtnd.us
- 2. Coding Languages & StuffYou Must Know
- 3. What languages you should know today • XHTML • XML • CSS 2 • PHP (intermediate or higher) • SQL • JavaScript and/or jQuery
- 4. What languages you should know tomorrow • HTML 5 • More PHP (Classes; OOP) • JSON
- 5. What do designers usually know? • FTP • HTML/XHTML • XML • CSS
- 6. Other basic things to know • SEO basics (XML Sitemap, META tags) • File permissions & basic security • PCI Compliance*
- 7. Tools
- 8. What tools you should have today or soon • Test/QA, Staging, and Dev environments • Front-end debugger (Firebug,WebDev Toolbars) • Drush • Devel (module) • SVN & Git
- 9. What tools you should learn & use (soon) • Grasp of “960grid” (for themes) • Advanced Drush (sync, sql-sync, aliases) • Coder & Coder Tough Love (modules) • PHP Debugger & Profiler
- 11. The order of Drupal 1.Drupal core (bootstrap) 2.Modules (contrib; non-core) 3.Theme 1.theme engine (PHPTemplate) 2.theme (Zen, Omega, Fusion, etc.) 3.sub-theme
- 12. Drupal Dev parts: Level 1 (beginner; easy) • Module Files (.info, .module) • Hooks (hook_form_alter, hook_node_*) • Themes (Regions,Templates, Sub-Themes) • FAPI (Form API) • Menu API
- 13. Drupal Dev parts: Level 2 (beginner+) • Themes • template.php • Theme Hooks & custom templates/vars • Drush • SVN/Git • Virtual Machines (VM)
- 14. Drupal Dev parts: Level 2.5 (intermediate) • Fields API • Schema API (module *.install file) • AHAH • Drush (aliases, rc) & Drush Plugins (Make) • Apache (plug-ins, config settings)
- 15. Drupal Dev parts: Level 3 (advanced) • Caching (Varnish, Memcached,APC) • Deployment Strategies (SVN/Git/Drush) • PECL, PEAR, and other things rediscovered • Drush (policies)
- 16. Working in a Team
- 17. Plan together • What modules will be used? Why? • Will there be more than one theme? Will the theme build on top of framework? • What CSS #ids & .classes will be used or made (core styles, module styles, custom) • Any glue or sub-modules need to be made?
- 18. Split Duties & Code • DEV • Code Modules (module hooks) • Generic markup for anything on screen • DESIGN • Detailed markup (templates or theme hooks) • CSS styling
- 19. Learn more Drupal • http://drupal.org • http://ladrupal.org • http://drupalcampla.com • http://lullabot.com