Unified development practices

Why?

Topics

• Git Workflow
• Virtualisation
• Drupal best practices
• How to start a new D7 Project
• Debugging
• Move to Platform.sh

Git Workflow

• Remotes
• Branching models
• Peer reviews
• What to look while reviewing

Virtualisation

• The need
• Introduction to Virualisation
• Introduction to Vagrant
• Introduction to Drupal VM

Drupal Best Practices

• Use of Features module
• Deployments
• Think before blindly using a module

Use of Features Module

Deployments

Deployments: How to ease the process

• Golden Rule: DRY
• At least not on PROD :P
• Rescue Rangers: Features + Update hooks + Drush
• One touch deployment: Oncorps Case Study (Live Demo)

There is module for that

How to start a new D7 Project

Debugging

• PHP Debugging: Xdebug (Live Demo)
• Xdedug/var_dump: Choose wisely