How-to: Using "drupal-project" with Composer to Craft your Perfect Start-State

The drupal-project repository is quickly becoming the defacto starter for all Drupal 8 projects. In this session, I'll show you:

• How to quickly spin up a new site with Composer and drupal-project
• How to take drupal-project and customize it to suit your particular needs
• How to leverage post-install tasks to keep yourself DRY

The goals of the learnings from this session are to:

• Save time
• Follow best practices
• Make your development experience more enjoyable
• Look cool in the process

This session is for you if:

• You've been wanting to try out Composer
• You already use Composer but want to learn more about the best practices
• You frequently spin up new sites, whether for module development, agency work, or for funzies
• You're thinking about using one of the popular distributions (e.g., Lightning)
• You are a Composer expert, so you can heckle me and point out mistakes

I look forward to seeing you there! (Slides available here)