The "conscious uncoupling" of front-end and back-end is an increasingly popular site architecture, for a number of reasons. In a web increasingly driven by APIs, Drupal can be a first-class producer as well as consumer. This session will delve into the motivations and benefits of a decoupled (aka "headless") architecture, including:

The state of popular JavaScript front-end frameworks

How decoupled architecture can help future-proof a website

Leveraging a wider set of experts by clearly delineating front and back-end

Modules and patterns to build decoupled websites today using Drupal 7, and what to expect with Drupal 8

Using Drupal to front-end for Drupal (zombie Drupal)

For anyone embarking on a fresh new build, or with dynamic use-cases in mind, a decoupled architecture is with serious consideration. Come to this session and find out why.