Drupal Canvas unleashed: The future of Drupal is here

Lauri Timmanee (lauriii), Bálint Kléri (balintbrews)

DrupalCon Vienna marks the arrival of Drupal Canvas 1.0, ready for production. It's time to adopt new mental models for the fundamental shift in how we build Drupal sites. Get practical insights from key contributors who've been shaping Drupal Canvas from its inception.

Prerequisite
Attendees will get the most out of this session by having basic Drupal sitebuilding knowledge and being familiar with the purpose of Single-Directory Components (SDCs). Basic JavaScript and React knowledge is helpful but not required.

Outline
Imagine building Drupal sites faster, more collaboratively, and by using cutting edge web development tools. We will explain how Drupal Canvas 1.0 helps you achieve that!

This isn't just another update; this session is your front-row seat to understand how Drupal Canvas changes the way Drupal sites are built in future.

In this presentation, you'll see firsthand what you can build right now. We'll guide you through practical steps to integrate Drupal Canvas into your existing sites and how your current modules fit in. You’ll leave understanding how Canvas enables faster builds, changes the development workflow, and sets you up to initiate new projects with confidence.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will see how starting a new Drupal site with Drupal Canvas enables a fundamentally faster and more collaborative build process compared to traditional methods.
Attendees will understand how Drupal Canvas architecture, especially its component model and in-browser code, changes the development and site-building workflow for a new project.
Attendees will be able to set up a new Drupal installation with Drupal Canvas for production use.
Attendees will be able to articulate how to design and build custom components specifically for an Drupal Canvas-centric site architecture, and how this differs from building traditional Drupal projects.
Attendees will understand how existing contributed modules and standard Drupal site building practices fit into an Drupal Canvas site build.
Attendees will leave with a clear vision and actionable starting points to advocate initiating a new project using Drupal Canvas within their team or organization.

Experience level
Beginner