Symfony, Twig, Backbone, Guzzle. What are these things?

A lot of new libraries and technologies have been added to Drupal 8. This session will go through the new libraries and provide a brief introduction to them by looking at some history, and the effects of including them in Drupal.

Things we will cover include:

• What new libraries/tools have been added to D8?
• Why have they been added?
• What do they do?
• Have any been removed?
• What about licensing?
• What does this mean for the future of Drupal development?

This will be a high-level introduction - not a deep technical walkthrough. It is suitable for everyone, regardless of skill level, who is interested in the building blocks of Drupal 8.