Sully sponsor of Drupal Barcamp 2025

Lionel: Sully Group has strong Drupal skills, supported by a team of 20 experts. Drupal is free open source software, based on cooperation, community and innovation. Sponsoring and participating in the Barcamp is a way of contributing to this.

Joachim: I've been involved in the Drupal France community for a long time. The Barcamp format brings a lot of richness, and it's important to take part.

Joachim: A Barcamp is different because there's no set program. It's more participative. Each morning, the program is defined according to the themes of the moment.

Lionel: For the first 2 days, we split up into 16 themed workshops. We also attended 4 keynotes. Day 3 was dedicated to contribution: participants developed code to enrich the tool, according to the needs identified by the community.

Joachim: Around forty specialists from all over France. Colleagues from other ESNs, freelance developers and also the IT team from Perpignan town council, which uses Drupal.

Joachim: AI can be used to generate, translate or moderate content. Drupal's built-in modules can use different language models (LLM), like ChatGPT.

Lionel: It's a time-saving tool, but it's crucial to check the results generated to ensure their quality.

Joachim: Drupal CMS is an initiative aimed at making Drupal more accessible to non-technical users. It lets you create websites without writing code, using intuitive interfaces.

Lionel: It's a complementary solution that can, for example, be used to quickly publish editorial micro-sites.

Lionel: We talked a lot about the challenges and solutions involved in making websites more accessible. Accessibility is an ethical and legal necessity for people with disabilities. But many of us pointed out that it actually benefits everyone. An accessible site improves the overall user experience, search engine ranking and brand image.

Joachim: I particularly appreciated the workshop on UI Suite, which facilitates the integration of our customers' design systems and makes Drupal interfaces more user-friendly. We also worked on modules like External Entities, which connects Drupal to external data sources, and the Localize project, which translates the back office.

Joachim: Indeed, Marine Gandy, a member of the International Federation Working Group, explained the challenges of creating a European Drupal Federation. Such a federation would make it possible to pool efforts on a large scale, as the American federation does.

Joachim: It's important to take part in events like Barcamp and contribute to open source projects. It keeps you up to date with the latest innovations and gives you the chance to meet other industry professionals.

Lionel: It's a great opportunity to share experiences and knowledge with other Drupal enthusiasts, in a friendly, informal atmosphere. It also reinforces Sully's position as a key player in the Drupal community.