Speaker: Eric Guerin

When developing websites, especially ones with many parts, it's important to give clients a clear preview of how things are shaping up. It’s not always enough to run technical tests behind the scenes—clients want to see the real thing before it goes live. That’s where Tugboat comes in. Tugboat allows developers to easily create preview versions of websites, test new features, and spot any design issues early on.

In this session, we’ll share how UCSF uses Tugboat to make website development smoother and more efficient for both developers and clients.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

* How to connect Tugboat with your existing tools, like Github, Bitbucket, or Gitlab.
* How to set up temporary versions of your website for testing, so you can see how new features look before they’re finalized.
* How to create preview environments for websites using Drupal (and how we use platforms like Acquia Cloud to make it happen).
* How to automatically check for any design changes or errors during the development process.
* How we use custom tools to simplify working on large, multisite projects with Tugboat.
* How to build flexible workflows that work not just for Drupal, but for many other platforms too.