--- title: Getting Started with Drupal 8 Module Development summary: New to object-orientated PHP, Symfony or YAML, and want to get started building modules in Drupal 8? This is the session for you! speakerdeck: id: 0041804e52664d12a8e31cd118264813 ratio: 1.77777777777778 youtube: id: qO_Wh5WE3VA image: dclondon16.png meta: og: title: Getting Started with Drupal 8 Module Development image: url: /assets/images/talks/dclondon16.png type: 'image/png' height: 540 width: 960 code: https://github.com/opdavies/dclondon16-d8-module --- In this session, we’ll cover: * Where Drupal 8 modules are located, and how they are structured. * How to build a simple module, including our own permissions and routes. * How to add your own controller and service classes. * What is the service/dependency injection container, and how do we use it? * How we can use tools such as PhpStorm and Drupal Console to speed up the process. What we won’t be covering: * Automated testing in PHPUnit or Simpletest. * Adding third party libraries and external dependencies via Composer. Presented at [DrupalCamp London](http://drupalcamp.london) 2016.