---
title: "Larry Garfield on Looking Towards Drupal 8"
url: "/podcasts/drupal-voices/larry-garfield-on-looking-towards-drupal-8"
type: episode
date: 2010-08-01
updated: 2014-04-09
---

# Larry Garfield on Looking Towards Drupal 8

#  Larry Garfield on Looking Towards Drupal 8 

  

*Podcast episode player*

[Larry Garfield](https://www.garfieldtech.com/) (aka [Crell](http://drupal.org/user/26398)) talks about some of the architectural planning on Drupal 8 that was happening at the Core Developer's Summit in San Francisco. He explains why it's important to keep the big picture in mind and start making high-level desions for the next version of Drupal even befor Drupal 7 is officially released. Garfield [presented on an overhaul of the block system](https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/drupalconsf), and how getting Panels and Context-like functionality put in at the core level. Discussions about this specific topic can be found at the [Butler](http://groups.drupal.org/butler) group. He also talks about some of the other highlights of discussions about the future of Drupal including the possibility of Views in Drupal 8 core and his vision for the future of integrating remote entities.