Offline-first websites with Drupal 8 - sites that works regardless of connectivity

In this session we will go beyond creating a mobile-first or responsive website.

We live in a disconnected & battery powered world, but our technology and best practices are a leftover from the always connected & steadily powered past.
- http://offlinefirst.org

This session is targeted to front-end developers and site builders that wants to build decoupled websites that work offline, without an Internet connection, for example in the subway or on the airplane!

With PouchDB, Drupal 8 and the Relaxed Web Services module it's possible to build decoupled websites that primarily communicates with HTML5 localStorage enabling people to use your website regardless of their state of connectivity.

This design principle sets people first. Offline should not be treated as a state of error, because with today's tools and technologies we can do a lot better.

About the presenter

Dick Olsson (aka dixon_) is a long time core contributor and author of the defacto content staging solution for Drupal 7 - the Deploy and UUID modules.

Dick started his Drupal career at NodeOne (now Wunderkraut) and later went on to work for Al Jazeera Media Network as their Lead Drupal Developer. Now he's working as a Digital Engineering manager at Pfizer where he's managing their website platform.