My journey through Drupal has been different than most. After studying
Computer Science, I began my Drupal career as a backend developer writing
custom modules and dabbling in front-end work. More recently, I've evolved into
a new role as a Project Manager and Drupal Solutions Architect. In this new role,
I've focused on more site-building and organizing Drupal elements into flexible
solutions. In these efforts, I've found myself relying on the Object Oriented
theory I learned in school to direct my site building efforts.

Drupal stands out from other CMS solutions due to its highly modular nature. Instead
of plugins that try to accomplish “all the things”, Drupal core and contributed
modules provide various elements that can be assembled in unlimited ways to
model complex systems.

This leads us to the principles and concepts found in the Object Oriented Programming
Paradigm (OOP). These principles are not limited to writing code. In this talk, I
introduce Object-Oriented theory and apply it to Drupal Site Building. We cover the 4
core principles of OOP (Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism)
as well as the S.O.L.I.D design principles. No coding necessary.

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for intermediate Site Builders who want to learn new ways of
organizing Drupal elements into a robust solution. You should be familiar with the
standard Drupal site building elements including entities and bundles (nodes,
taxonomy terms, users etc), custom fields, blocks and regions, and basic views.

Programmers may also benefit by learning how good Drupal Architecture can significantly
reduce the amount of custom code required in your project.