---
title: "Modernizing JavaScript in Drupal 8"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/modernizing-javascript-in-drupal-8"
type: episode
date: 2017-05-18
updated: 2017-05-19
---

# Modernizing JavaScript in Drupal 8

#  Modernizing JavaScript in Drupal 8 

  

*Podcast episode player*

Mike and Matt host two of Drupal's JavaScript maintainers, Théodore Biadala and Matthew Grill, as well as Lullabot's resident JavaScript expert Sally Young, and talk about the history of JavaScript in Drupal, and attempts to modernize it.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Théodore Biadala 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/nod_.jpeg?itok=O6PYugqs "nod_.jpeg") 

 Senior Performance Engineer at Tag1 Consulting, and JavaScript maintainer for both Drupal 7 and Drupal 8. 

###  Matthew Grill 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/drpal.jpeg?itok=yIIcmsr3 "drpal.jpeg") 

 Senior JavaScript Engineer at the Office of the CTO in Acquia and a JavaScript Maintainer for Drupal 8. 

###  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) 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Javascript/JQuery in Drupal   ](/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/javascriptjquery-in-drupal)
- [  Ordered list of all 8.x JavaScript issues   ](https://jsup.theodoreb.net/)
- [  Documentation of core JavaScript API   ](http://read.theodoreb.net/drupal-jsapi/)
- [  Twitter bot for new Drupal JavaScript issues   ](https://twitter.com/drupaljs)

 Published in:

- [  JavaScript   ](/topics/javascript)
- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)
- [  Front-end Development   ](/topics/frontend-development)