Debunking Myths to Drupal 8 Adoption Angie “webchick” Byron
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D e b u n k i n g M y t h s t o D r u p a l 8 A d o p t i o n
Angie “webchick” Byron
T H A N K S !
Who the heck are you?
Agenda
• Recap of Drupal 8 from release until now
• Barriers to adoption
• Myths: Debunked
• What next?
November 19, 2015:Drupal 8.0.0 ships
Over 3,300 contributors (now almost 4,000)
Hundreds of release parties worldwide!
Lots of great new features
…and new ones every 6 months!
Drupal 8.1.0(April 20, 2016)
Drupal 8.2.0(October 10, 2016)
•BigPipe module •UI for migrations •Better Composer support •JavaScript Testing
•Content Moderation •Improved admin UI
(SettingsTray+Place Block) • Improved REST API
Drupal 8.3.0(April 5, 2017)
•Field Layout module •Redesigned status page •WYSIWYG improvements •Drag and drop images (QuickEdit)
8.1.x supported release
May 2016
June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
8.2.x supported release
8.3.x supported release
May June July Aug Sep Oct
RC
RC
RC
Beta
βα
α β
Development
Development
Development
https://www.drupal.org/drupalorg/blog/goodbye-project-applications-hello-security-advisory-opt-in
Contrib innovation++
What’s not to love?
And yet…
Drupal 8.0.0
Barriers to adoption• Drupal is for more “ambitious” projects; 30,000+ cat blogs are now on
Tumblr; affects “quantity” (not “quality”) in graph.
• Several top contributed modules not yet ready (or not “seen” as ready)
• Drupal 8 now object-oriented, modern PHP; requires upgrade of skills for D7 developers
• Upgrade of skills required to port modules is blocked on customers asking for D8, which is blocked on unavailability of modules (chicken/egg).
• Migration path from D7 => D8 still incomplete (D6 => D8 is better), also largely blocked on customers asking for D8.
Myth #1: “No one” is using Drupal 8 yet
http://buytaert.net/drupal-8-turns-one
NBA NASDAQ BURDA
JURASSIC WORLD WWF
AL JAZEERA HABITAT
YMCA
JACK DANIEL'S
Myth #2: Drupal 8 is too hard to learn
http://redcrackle.com/blog/drupal-8/free-tutorials-list https://www.ostraining.com/blog/drupal/200-drupal-8-videos/
https://drupalize.me/drupal-8 https://www.appnovation.com/blog/top-resources-getting-started-drupal-8
…and hundreds of others
There are lots of resources (many of them free) to show you the Drupal 8 way!
https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/index.html
NEW Drupal 8 User Guide (en Español, too!)
https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/index.html
IMPROVED api.drupal.org
Partial Myth #3:Contrib isn’t ready yet.
* including a few D8-only modules that are either alternatives to obsolete D7 modules or newly required.
~40%
How “insiders” evaluate a module’s readiness
1.
1. Well-known maintainer? 2. Recent commit activity? 3. Good issue queue
activity? 4. Did I try it and did it
work on my site? 5. Does Berdir use it in
production? ;) 6. …
2.
3.
How literally everyone else evaluates module readiness
1. Does this module have a stable release?
1.
Why?• Alpha/Beta/RC not deemed as “production ready”
due to experience in literally all other software. :P
• Core leads the way here: goes very out of its way to explain alpha is unstable, beta is “hopefully” stable, etc. and not recommended for production.
• Stable releases not only denote “production ready” but also grant security team coverage. This is really important!
Which top 50 D7 modules are outstanding?
Of particular importance:
• “API” modules that block other modules from being stable (e.g. CTools)
• “Ecosystem” modules that others rely on (e.g. Rules, Media, Panels)
• Client-facing “Utility” modules in frequent use (e.g. SEO modules such as Redirect, Views Bulk Operations)
But wait, there’s more!
Other important “ecosystem” modules not yet stable:
• Drupal Commerce • Search API • OG/Group • Mapping • …
However, D8 is still surprisingly ready!
https://www.drupal.org/project/lightning https://www.drupal.org/project/thunder
https://www.drupal.org/project/df http://www.md-systems.ch/en/projects/portfolio/np8
Distributions can help shortcut your D8 journey
If you own a D8 contrib module, and it’s working fine for you…
…consider giving it the Shield of Awesomeness!
Not quite perfect? Take a cue from core:
There’s always the next release for future polishing!
If it still needs work… tell us how to help!
https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/contrib_tracker
Help fund development
Test the migration path!
If it’s not working, help with (verifying) bug reports/patches
Let’s get that “Development” number down by Baltimore!
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