We will be learning about how dependency injection works in Drupal 8, and how to create and use our own services in the Service Container. We'll build a small module that provides a service and uses it to create a page in Drupal. In the process we'll look at PSR-4 namespaces, and extending core Drupal classes. Doug was heavily indebted to Drupalize.Me, whose tutorials on these subjects were responsible for many 'Aha!' moments while he was learning Drupal 8.
About The Presenter: Douglas Gough
Douglas is an experienced Drupal developer and architect, having developed his first large-scale site on Drupal 5, way back in the day. With a career that spans music, robotics, systems administration, dev-ops, and of course web development, Doug is suited to projects that require multiple talents and deep experience. Currently, he is sharing his experience with aspiring web developers by working as an instructor at RED Academy. Doug is also a serial entrepreneur, having run businesses in the fields of web development, systems administration, UX and Information Architecture, and web strategy consulting.
Social
Please join us for drinks and food at Steamworks Brewery. This is a great opportunity to meet other Drupalers in the area and network.
Lightning Talks
Attendees are invited to share their experience by giving a 2 to 4 minute presentation on any topic of interest to the Drupal community. If you want to use a laptop to show a website or control panel please be sure you have the necessary cable (VGA) to connect to an overhead projector.
Location
The Network Hub
3rd Floor, 422 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC
RSVP
Please RSVP at our meetup.com group.