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Become A Drupal 8 Developer (Summer 2020)

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About this course

This course teaches Drupal 8 development with a focus on front end development.

Unfamiliar with Drupal? You're in for a treat. Drupal is an open source CMS which powers websites built for The White House, NBC, Twitter, Ebay, Harvard, Stanford, NBA, PUMA... and so many more. To see more websites built using Drupal, visit the Drupal Showcase.

This class is designed for:

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Looking for team training in Drupal?

Training is available for either public sessions or private classroom settings. Public courses range from 1 to 5 days in length; private training packages can be customized to suit your needs.

Private on-site training for your team ensures learners get access to the expertise they need for case-specific questions.

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Multiple formats: optimal flexibility

Courses are available in multiple formats to suit your needs.

  • In-person instructor-led
  • Virtual instructor led
  • Self-paced online


Event details

This course teaches Drupal 8 development with a focus on front end development.

Unfamiliar with Drupal? You're in for a treat. Drupal is an open source CMS which powers websites built for The White House, NBC, Twitter, Ebay, Harvard, Stanford, NBA, PUMA... and so many more. The website you are on right now was built by graduates of this class! To see more websites built using Drupal, visit drupal.com's showcase.

This class is designed for:

  • Developers at any level. Yes ANY level!
  • Anyone looking to make a career change into the web development field
  • Students who are dedicated to putting in the time and effort to be successful in the class
  • Professionals looking to enhance their web development skill set.
  • Students interested in learning Drupal 8, HTML/CSS, and more while gaining REAL experience as a Drupal developer

What You'll Learn

  • Use the Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Manage packages, patches, and dependencies with Composer
  • Setup & use a local Drupal Development environment
  • Use Git commands and team workflows
  • Manage updates in Configuration in Code for Enterprise development
  • Write semantic HTML5 & CSS
  • Understand and apply Responsive design fundamentals
  • Use SASS in Drupal themes
  • Modify Drupal 8 themes with Twig
  • Drupal Site building
  • Create searchable lists of content with Drupal's query generator, "Views"
  • Understand the basics of Drupal Data Architecture
  • Gain efficiency with CLI tools, Drush & Drupal Console
  • Utilize PHP Fundamentals and programming best practices
  • Comprehend Object Oriented Programming in PHP
  • Debug PHP using an IDE
  • Write Basic Drupal modules
  • Use Drupal hooks and interpret the Drupal API
  • Inject data into themes with PHP
  • Choose how to build Drupal pages from various options: nodes, twig, layout builder, PHP pages
  • Familiarize yourself with advanced Drupal caching layers
  • In this thorough course, there's even more!

Addressing COVID-19

We understand the importance of Social Distancing, and while this class is typically taught in-person, we will be moving to a live online training until further notice.

Location: 

Online This is an online event.