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Drupal 8.2 UpdateAngie ByronSr. Director of Product, DrupalOffice of the CTOOctober 19, 2016
Easier block placement EXPERIMENTAL
Quick configuration EXPERIMENTAL
API-first improvements STABLE
March 2016
April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.2017
Feb. March April May
8.0.x
8.1.x
8.2.x
8.3.xRC
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BETA
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DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
October 5, 2016 April 5, 2017Drupal 8 release cycleApril 20, 2016
October 5, 2016
Apr. 5, 2017
March 2016
April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.2017
Feb. March April May
8.0.x
8.1.x
8.2.x
8.3.xRC
RC
RC
BETA
BETA
B.
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
October 5, 2016 April 5, 2017Drupal 8 release cycleApril 20, 2016
October 5, 2016
Apr. 5, 2017
New, backwards-compatible features every 6 months!
March 2016
April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.2017
Feb. March April May
8.0.x
8.1.x
8.2.x
8.3.xRC
RC
RC
BETA
BETA
B.
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
October 5, 2016 April 5, 2017Drupal 8 release cycleApril 20, 2016
October 5, 2016
Apr. 5, 2017
Two months of stability to test our products against new versions
What improvements are being proposed for 8.3?
What is OCTO's role?
Preston SoWearer of ALL the Hats
Kevin O'LearyMaker of Pretty Things
Usability
Optimize Drupal's out of the box experience for content authors and site builders
Decoupled / API-First
Make Drupal easier to integrate with external systems/create totally
custom front-ends
Angie ByronIntimidating Boss Lady
Tim PlunkettBlocks and Layout Czar
Release and Community
Management
Ensure releases come out on schedule, empower and accelerate community
efforts.
Gábor HojstyInitiative Coordinator Coordinator
Alex BronsteinButler of Consensus
JessButt-Kicker of Releases
Wim LeersREST Wrangler
Matt GrillJavaScript Jiu-Jistu-erTed Bowman
Firehose of Code
3,772 contributors!
1.Empower...the Drupal community by helping to promote, coordinate, accelerate, and unblock their (largely) volunteer efforts.
3. Reduce risk...to the Drupal project by dedicating focused, paid time to predictability of releases (including security releases) and ensuring backwards-compatibility
2. Innovate...in Drupal core through both direct development efforts and assisting/unblocking the momentum in efforts of others
THANK YOU
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