Talk about Drupal 8 as headless solution for challenging web applications. Exploring options using Backbone.js front-end application (with Underscore.js templates, or possibly Mustache/Patternlab), via REST API.

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Drupal 8
Initiative
Sprint 0
David Lukac (Drupal STC)
dlukac@inviqa.com
@davidlukac
Miro Michalicka (Drupal Developer)
mmichalicka@inviqa.com
@miromichalicka

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Problem / Motivation
• work & learn D8
• Symfony2 and it’s components, OOP
• community motivation
• FE state

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Solutions
• iKOS web as playground
• REST in core
• Backbone.js in core
• Why use decoupled architecture?

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Why decoupled?
• flexible FE
• lack of Drupal themers
• multi-vendor BE
• BE strengths of Drupal

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Demo

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Roadmap
• bench project -> R&D
• replicate current iKOS site to D8
• generalise

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Big Picture / Vision
• exchangeability of components
• technology focus
• rapid prototyping

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Thank you!