Drupal 8 introduces a host of new features, programming concepts, and developer tools. For those of us used to the Drupal way of doing things, some of these changes are quite shocking.

We'll take a look at some of the big changes in Drupal 8 and give a tour of resources and tips for developers who want to start leveling up on Drupal 8. Some of the topics will include:

• Why the big changes now?
• PSR-X and you
• Symfony components
• Twig
• OO patterns used by core
• Vendor libraries
• Unit testing

Ken has been involved with Drupal core development since 2006, and has extensive experience building Drupal web sites, developing and maintaining modules, and managing developers and contributors.