Drupal 8 Beta Released!

A presentation at Drupal Providence Meetup in in Providence, RI, USA by John Picozzi

Drupal News & Upcoming Events, followed by a short (1/2hr) presentation by John Picozzi on the newly-announced Drupal 8 Beta 1(!!!) followed by Q&A.

Why is a beta so important?

• It provides a stable upgrade path between versions

• It allows back-end developers to get familiar with the new Object Oriented PHP code it's built on

• It allows front-end developers to get familiar with the new Twig theme engine

• It allows module developers to get D8 versions out