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Overwhelmed by the never-ending onslaught of new webdev trends, tools and frameworks? Got FOMO when someone mentions the latest hot "thing"? Don't know where to dedicate your limited "learning time"? Come learn practical tips to help you become the master of your own professional development. 

This session covers:

• How to forge a personal learning strategy

• How to set realistic knowledge goals

• How to identify and optimize your learning style

• How to combat information overload

This is an interactive session in which we run a series of 3-4 demos, and the audience provides structured UX feedback. Demos can include prototypes, working websites and apps, or rough wireframes. The feedback is structured into three rounds: first impressions, positive feedback, and criticisms/constructive feedback. The structure allows us to fit in a lot of content in a short time, and gets everyone in the audience participating and practicing their UX skills. 

Ever feel like you're jumping from one problem to the next putting out fires but never get the bandwidth to implement longer term solutions? This session is geared to both new and experienced web professionals struggling to find ways to get beyond their daily grind and make lasting improvements in systems and decision making that benefit site managers and end users alike. 

An unopinionated walkthrough of the full Drupal 8 Dev Ops stack and recommendations to get started automating tests, deployments, and upgrades.

• Development hosting environments
• Local development tools, such as Git, Composer, Drush, and the Drupal Console
• GitFlow and collaborative coding
• Coninuous integration and deployment
• Automated upgrades

With a special appearance from the upcoming Acquia Development Studio to streamline the process and lower the barrier for entry to Drupal 8 development.

DevOps for Drupal is often thought of as an advanced topic for developers and digital agencies. Yet any Drupal practitioner from site builders to front end developers whether working as a solo freelancer or in a large organization can benefit from understanding DevOps and Agile best practices. This session will address the following questions:

The first couple of months of a Drupal 8 project usually set the tone for the entire development process. Making bad decisions (or creating bad habits) in the first phase of a project should be avoided at all costs. Using his almost 20 years(!) of web development experience as a resource, Mike Anello (@ultimike) provides 11 practical recommendations to help ensure your project gets started (and launches) on the right foot. Mike’s tips are accessible and suitable for developers, designers, and project managers.