{"id":583,"date":"2017-03-05T20:06:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T04:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxbronsema.com\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2017-03-05T20:06:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T04:06:38","slug":"2017-pacific-northwest-drupal-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxbronsema.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/05\/2017-pacific-northwest-drupal-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a one year hiatus the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit<\/a> returned this year over the weekend of February 25-26. The summit rotates between Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. The reboot occurred in Vancouver and it was a great event. Held once again at the beautiful Simon Fraser Harbour Center<\/a> the view from the main foyer was beautiful showcasing the snow capped mountains behind the busy harbour.<\/p>\n

The two days had some great sessions, all of which are available for review on the session page<\/a>, the mix of sessions was interesting. Certainly, there was a heavy focus on Drupal 8 but other sessions gave any developer decent breadth, such as Do you really need a CDN? and The Web of Tomorrow. Non-developer topics were also plentiful such as Creating a Culture of Learning and Community, Why it is good for business. Anyone involved in web\/software development had ample opportunity to take home a few nuggets of wisdom or at a minimum, a new idea to mull.<\/p>\n

It was interesting to see topics continue to appear as they are discussed at nearly every summit; automated testing, performance optimization, and decoupling Drupal. It just goes to show how much things change in the web development profession that these topics always carry weight.<\/p>\n

Thanks to sponsors The Jibe<\/a> and Affinity Bridge<\/a> for hosting a great party at Commodore Lanes which was a relaxed environment to debrief the day and to make new friends. The six pin bowling was new to me and the establishment had pre-canned bowler names from the Star Wars universe which was\u00a0 a lot of fun. Luke Skywalker, if he bowled, put up a decent score.<\/p>\n

If you were on the fence about attending this year, mark it on your calendar for next year in Portland, OR. For the low registration cost I think it is hard to find a better value for a two-day conference. As the Drupal 8 adoption rate begins to climb the return on your time this conference delivers will be very hard to beat.<\/p>\n

See you next year in Oregon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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