(Don't Fear) The Features, now with more Cowbell

Speakers: 
Aimee Degnan

Does Features make you want to break your guitar? Do you wonder why that #$!@ feature won’t revert? Think you should put all your stuff in one huge feature and just hope for the best?
Give up amature hour! Understand and architect your features like a rock star (with more cowbell)!!
Using the Features module can be a wild ride, especially if the features structure is not well thought out before you start.

WE'LL COVER

  • What is the Features module and why should it be used
  • Features + Drupal components, what is important
  • Crazy ways the use of Features can go wrong
  • Safe and sane ways to create and organize your features
  • Using features with multiple developers
  • How to add more cowbell!

to the tune of (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult
... 
(cue cowbell)
...
Come on baby
(Don't fear the Features)
Baby take my install
(Don't fear the Features)
We'll be able to push
(Don't fear the Features)
Baby lets revert it all
La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la
...

Schedule info
Track: 
Site Building
Experience level: 
Intermediate
Drupal Version: 
Drupal 7.x

Comments

I saw this one at DrupalCon Austin. It was one of the biggest BoFs I've ever seen and the talk was very well received including by Mike Potter, Mr. Features, himself. It was useful and entertaining.

This is also good for beginners because terminology and concepts are explained well.