--- title: "Drupalcon Baltimore Edition" url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/drupalcon-baltimore-edition" type: episode date: 2017-04-20 updated: 2017-04-21 --- # Drupalcon Baltimore Edition # Drupalcon Baltimore Edition *Podcast episode player* DrupalCon is coming to "The Greatest City in America". Matt and Mike sit down with several Lullabots who are presenting at DrupalCon Baltimore, as well as one awesome event coordinator. We talk about our sessions, sessions that we're excited to see, and speaking tips for first-time presenters, and lots more. ## Lullabot Sessions - [Mateu Bosch's session, "Advanced Web Services with JSON API"](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/advanced-web-services-json-api) - [Matthew Tift's session, "Drupal in the Public Sphere"](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/drupal-public-sphere) - [Wes Ruvalcaba & David Burns's session, "Virtual Reality on the Web - An Overview and How to Demo"](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/virtual-reality-web-overview-and-how-demo) - [Sally Young, Preston So, & Matthew Grill's session, "Decoupled from the Inside Out"](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/decoupled-inside-out) - [Mateu Bosch, & Wim Leers's session, "API-First Initiative"](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/api-first-initiative) ## Session Picks Mateu Bosch: - [Improving Code Quality with Static Analysis](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/improving-code-quality-static-analysis) Matthew Tift: - [Keynote: Technology and Its Workforce at an Ethics Crossroad](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/keynote-technology-and-its-workforce-ethics-crossroad) Sally Young: - [We have experimental modules, now what?](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/we-have-experimental-modules-now-what) - [Workflow Initiative update](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/workflow-initiative-update) - [Backwards Compatibility: Burden & Benefit](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/backwards-compatibility-burden-benefit) Wes Ruvalcaba: - [15+ Ways to Debug Drupal 8 (for Front-Enders)](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/15-ways-debug-drupal-8-front-enders) - [Pattern Language: Pattern Libraries in the Wild](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/pattern-language-pattern-libraries-wild) - [Atomic Design in Drupal 8: Isolating frontend workflow with Pattern Lab!](https://events.drupal.org/baltimore2017/sessions/atomic-design-drupal-8-isolating-your-frontend-workflow-pattern-lab) David Burns: - [On Inheriting Someone Else's Mess: Lessons Learned from a Rescue Project](https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/sessions/inheriting-someone-elses-mess-lessons-learned-rescue-project) ## Episode Guests ### Sally Young ![A woman wearing a green top with curly hair](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2024-08/Lulabot.headshots.palm_.springs.resort.monocle.project-59.jpg?itok=4EVaGAIn) Sally is a former senior technical architect at Lullabot. [ More about Sally ](/about/sally-young) ### Mateu Aguiló Bosch ![Mateu Aguilo Bosch wearing a white button down shirt with black t-shirt underneath in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/mateu-aguilo-bosch.jpg?itok=4Yb5dTeg) Mateu Aguiló Bosch is a Lead Engineer with extensive experience in API design, Node.js development and contribution, and distributed architectures in the cloud. He loves to be under the sun. [ More about Mateu ](/about/mateu-aguilo-bosch) ### David Burns ![David Burns - Lullabot VP of Extended Support](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2026-06/david-burns-lullabot-vp-extended-support.png?itok=7afczK13) David's career in Drupal spans over 18 years. His passion for business and technology led him to build Lullabot's Support & Maintenance department where he serves as the VP of Extended Support. [ More about David ](/about/david-burns) ### Haley Scarpino ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/bios/headshots-haley_1.jpg?itok=NvnhiCfU "headshots-haley.jpg") Haley is a former Senior Event Planner for Lullabot. [ More about Haley ](/about/haley-scarpino) ### Wes Ruvalcaba ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/bios/wes-portrait-20181.jpg?itok=3V667TKm "wes-portrait-20181.jpg") Wes is a former front-end dev at Lullabot. [ More about Wes ](/about/wes-ruvalcaba) ### Matthew Tift ![Matthew Tift wearing a red button down shirt in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/matthew-tift.jpg?itok=mOK-lYwN) Lead engineer, yoga teacher, and free software activist [ More about Matthew ](/about/matthew-tift) ## Mentioned in this Episode - [ Info and RSVP to the Lullabot Drupalcon Baltimore Party ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pantheon-lullabots-drupalcon-2017-party-tickets-33229888491?aff=lullabot) Published in: - [ JavaScript ](/topics/javascript) - [ Community ](/topics/community) - [ Drupal Development ](/topics/drupal-development)