Drupal's API-First Revolution: Building Web Apps with Drupal as a Backend

Join me as we explore the paradigm shift towards API-first development in Drupal. Learn how Drupal can serve as a powerful backend for building web and mobile applications, enabling you to leverage its robust content management capabilities while embracing modern front-end technologies.

Discover the benefits of using Drupal as a backend and harnessing the power of GraphQL for flexible data retrieval. Attendees will leave with a recipe that ensures the reliability and scalability of your API-first setup.

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge of APIs, and Drupal would be recommended but not required.

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Rob Montero

I am a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience in web development. My weapon of choice is PHP and Drupal, but I am well versed in front-end and dev ops.

For the last decade, I have focused on Drupal development. With two Grand Master certifications on my belt, and looking for new and exciting challenges, I now dabble with quite some proficiency in front-end technologies like JAMstack, Gatsby, Hugo, Jekyll, Forestry, Stackbit, Contentful, GraphQL, building both ends of the bridge: REST APIs and plugins for Gatsby, Hugo, and other static site generators.

I use AI in most of my daily chores, and as a true fan of emerging technologies I try to leverage AI in expanding my development capabilities to build better and faster.

Session Category
Development & Performance
Who Should Attend
Back-end Developers
Content Editors
Project Managers
Sys Admins

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