Stay Frosty, My Friends

A coming out party for the Snowman Project, a skunkworks initiative to build a small-group collaboration tool into Drupal 8. Presented at BADCamp 2011 in October.

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1. 1 stay frosty
2. 1 stay frosty ‚
3. hi. i'm eaton. 2
4. P O W E R E D b y S E R V I C E™
5. I'm bored, tell me now. 4
6. I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. 4
7. I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. ⬡ Site building: Overwhelming. 4
8. I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. ⬡ Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman profile: Evangelism tool. 4
9. I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. ⬡ Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman profile: Evangelism tool. ⬡ The result: A real product. 4
10. I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. ⬡ Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman profile: Evangelism tool. ⬡ The result: A real product. ⬡ Builders and testers: Needed! 4
11. this may move quickly 5
12. But first, some history… 6
13. But first, some history… 6
14. But first, some history… 6
15. But first, some history… 6
16. But first, some history… 6
17. But first, some history… 6
18. But first, some history… 7
19. But first, some history… 7 Profiles! They is complicated
20. But first, some history… 8 #smallcore
21. But first, some history… 8 #smallcore the tag that dare not speak its name
22. #smallcore But first, some history… 9
23. ⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” #smallcore But first, some history… 9
24. ⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” ⬡ “Core should just be building blocks.” #smallcore But first, some history… 9
25. ⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” ⬡ “Core should just be building blocks.” ⬡ “Kill blog module! Kill it dead!” #smallcore But first, some history… 9
26. ⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” ⬡ “Core should just be building blocks.” ⬡ “Kill blog module! Kill it dead!” #smallcore But first, some history… 9
27. “ @bojhan (paraphrased) But first, some history… 10 This could make Drupal much harder for non-developers to use.
28. “ @emmajanedotnet But first, some history… 11 If you neuter core, I will find a new CMS to build shit with.
29. “ But first, some history… Install profiles! They’ll solve everything! With magic! 12 @eaton
31. Back to the drawing board… 14 Site Building Tools Site Features Targeted Products Web Framework Building Blocks Tools to configure and combine building blocks Functionality assembled from said building blocks Features, configuration, etc. targeting a given use case O HAI, HTTP Reusable pieces we use to build site functionality
32. “ Stevey's Google Platforms Rant Back to the drawing board… 15 Making something a platform is not going to make you an instant success. A platform needs a killer app. Facebook — that is, the stock service they offer with walls and friends and such — is the killer app for the Facebook Platform.
33. Back to the drawing board… 16 17% 10% 25% 21% 27% News Profiles Photos Apps Other www.comscore.com Facebook!
34. Back to the drawing board… 17 improve the building blocks.
35. Back to the drawing board… 18 ship with a killer app
36. So about this product… Isn’t Drupal a killer app? 19
37. So about this product… Isn’t Drupal a killer app? 19 technically, cat photos are the killer app.
38. So about this product… 20
39. So about this product… 20 People want…
40. So about this product… 20 …We promise People want…
41. So about this product… 20 …We promise People want… We deliver!
42. So about this product… 21
43. Back to the drawing board… 22 But we have images now! In core!
44. Back to the drawing board… 22 Standard Install Sucks
45. Back to the drawing board… 23
46. Back to the drawing board… “generic” doesn’t exist 23
47. “ Erik Von Hippel, Democratizing Innovation Back to the drawing board… 24 When users’ needs are heterogeneous, this strategy of ”one size fit all” will leave many users somewhat dissatisfied with the commercial products on offer and probably will leave some users seriously dissatisfied.
48. Back to the drawing board… Two hard problems 25 ⬡ Optimal cache invalidation ⬡ Naming things ⬡ Off-by-one errors
49. Back to the drawing board… Two hard problems 25 ⬡ Optimal cache invalidation ⬡ Naming things ⬡ Off-by-one errors [Pleasing Everyone]
50. Back to the drawing board… have a vision & make choices 26
51. 27 enter the snowman
52. The Snowman Project 28 Small groups collaborating on a project who want to tell the world about it… and convince others to join in. Team Evangelism Tool
53. The Snowman Project 28 Small groups collaborating on a project who want to tell the world about it… and convince others to join in. Team Evangelism Tool Conveniently? It’s what Core is actually good at.
54. The Snowman Project Focus means NO. 29
55. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog.
56. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet.
57. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store.
58. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal.
59. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine.
60. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine. ⬡ It’s not a photo sharing site.
61. The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡ It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine. ⬡ It’s not a photo sharing site. ⬡ It’s not a corporate synergy leveraging system.
62. The Snowman Project 31 Small groups collaborating on a project who want to tell the world & convince others to join them.
63. Section header 32 How much can we build with core?
64. The Snowman Project 33
65. The Snowman Project 33
66. The Snowman Project 33
67. The Snowman Project 33 build the 80%, point to contrib.
68. Tell me more. your ideas intrigue me… 34
69. Tell me more. 35
70. Tell me more. Only Core 35
71. Tell me more. Eat our dogfood 36
72. Tell me more. Use case is everything 37
73. Tell me more. The first four hours 38
74. Tell me more. Others come later 39
75. Tell me more. 40 But how do I list stuff?
76. Tell me more. 41 Can I make forums private?
77. Tell me more. 42 Can I have my own pony?
78. Tell me more. 43 Is this a trap?
79. Tell me more. 44 build real stuff to find real needs.
81. Experienced site builders
82. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders
83. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers UX Geeks Experienced site builders
84. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders
85. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders
86. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders ‚
87. Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders ‚
88. What do we need to do? 52
89. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience 52
90. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix 52
91. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core 52
92. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core 52
93. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers 52
94. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers ⬡ Turn R&D sites into profile 52
95. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers ⬡ Turn R&D sites into profile 52
96. What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers ⬡ Turn R&D sites into profile ⬡ Make cookies 52
97. What do we need to do? 53 g.d.o/snowman cookingwithdrupal.org