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

drupal-project is now the officially-recommended starting point for Drupal 8 sites with Composer. In this session, I'll show you how to:

1. Quickly spin up a new site with Composer and drupal-project
2. Customize drupal-project to suit your particular needs
3. Leverage post-install tasks to keep yourself DRY

The goals of the learnings from this session are to:

1. Save time
2. Follow best practices
3. Make your development experience more enjoyable
4. 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 a Drupal distribution or installation profile
• You are a Composer expert, so you can heckle me and point out mistakes

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