Talking Drupal #099 - Drupal 8 Elephant

TOPICS: 


Why we are talking about Drupal 8 today? (I should hit pushed
record)

Drupal 8 - Status, is there an official status

It’s done when it’s done

Are customers asking?

How does an agency prepare?

When does an agency prepare?

What happens when it comes out…what is your criteria for
using it?



RC1 Predictions


Nic - August 31

John - September 21

Tim - August 19

Stephen - Oct 10



RESOURCES: 


Drupal Release Date - https://drupalreleasedate.com/


Drual 8 Status -
https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search/drupal?status[0]=1&status[1]=13&status[2]=8&status[3]=14&status[4]=4&priorities[0]=400&categories[0]=1&categories[1]=2&categories[2]=5&version[0]=8.x


Acquia Annouces it is Ready for Drupal 8 -
 http://buytaert.net/acquia-announces-it-is-ready-for-drupal-8


MODULE OF THE WEEK: 


Bean


www.drupal.org/project/bean


Bean is an acronym that stands for Block Entities Aren't Nodes.


What is Bean?


Think of a Bean as a method to provide new types (compared to
node this would be a content type) which then provides an add
content interface to create as many blocks as you require (see
screenshot below). The bean content can then be placed around the
site just like any other block.


Beans were driven by the API first. This means that you can
create block types (bean types) all in a plugin class turning off
the UI. The entire configuration in code. No worry about feature
reverts.


Hosts 


Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross

John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi

Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan



Guests


Tim Dickens - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @Tregonian