newd camp base theme presentation
DESCRIPTION
Learn why creating a base theme for your Drupal projects is a great idea that can make your team faster, more efficient and save your company money.TRANSCRIPT
CONSULTING | DESIGN | ENGINEERING
John CionciSenior
Front End
Developer
@johncionci
Kathy Beck
Front End
Developer
@kbeck303
INTRODUCTIONS
● Code bloat
Why not use Zen, Omega, Base, or
another theme?
WHY?
● Code base understanding vs. themer’s intentions
● Team familiarity
● Resistance
What are some of the drawbacks
or concerns?
OBSTACLES
● Time
● Investment
● Company processes
Why we have decided to use a Base
Theme as a company
ONE TEAM ONE THEME
● Team cohesiveness
● Codebase knowledge
● File organization and structure
Don’t go rogue man!
ACCOUNTABILITY
● Documentation and comments
● Signatures
● HTML structure and layout
No throw-away work
PROTOTYPING &
WIREFRAMING
● An interactive sitemap
● A working responsive wireframe
● Frameworks
Every craftsman (or woman) has a
set of tools they use, developers
are the same.
TOOLKIT
● Build Tools
● Preprocessors
● Give back to the Drupal community
Open source your code!
RELEASE IT
● Get feedback from other developers
● Show off your company’s skills
DEMOgithub.com/oomphinc/drupal-
basetheme/tree/newdcamp
QUESTION
S?
John CionciSenior
Front End
Developer
@johncionci
@oomphinc
Kathy Beck
Front End
Developer
@kbeck303
http://oomphinc.com
OOMPH
DrupalPVD
November 12th at 6:00pm at Founders' League
95 Chestnut Street, Providence RI