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Back-End Intermediate Gaige Hall 206

Maximizing Visual Studio Code with DDEV for Drupal developers

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Michael Anello

Developer/trainer at DrupalEasy

A modern Drupal development environment enables the developer to work at peak efficiency to create sustainable code that meets modern coding standards and is bug-free (hopefully!) By leveraging a modern IDE like Visual Studio Code, along with a recommended set of extensions and configuring, one can put themselves in a position to succeed. 

This session will demonstrate how to set up Visual Studio Code to work with DDEV and a number of code quality tools to maximize a developer's efficiency. This includes integrating phpcs, phpcbf, PhpStan, and PHPUnit with Visual Studio Code's interface as well as making it easy to run PHPUnit tests directly from the Visual Studio Code interface. Furthermore, guidance will be provided on how to configure Xdebug with Visual Studio Code.

Attendees of this session will leave with the knowledge necessary to configure their copy of Visual Studio Code as will be demonstrated in the session. 

Prerequisites

Experience with DDEV, Visual Studio Code, and basic Drupal module development. 

Learning objectives

  • Integrate phpcs, phpcbf, and PhpStan with Visual Studio Code
  • Integrate Xdebug with Visual Studio Code
  • Install and configure recommended Visual Studio Code extensions for Drupal development

Additional Details:

  • Audience level: Intermediate
  • Topic: Back-End
  • Room: Gaige Hall 206

Updates

2026 Keynote Announced!

The New England Drupal Camp is excited to announce Ethan Marcotte as our 2026 keynote speaker! A designer, writer, and speaker whose work has helped shape the modern web, Ethan will join us at NEDCamp this November to explore how our industry is changing and how we can play a role in shaping what comes next.

Session Submissions are Open

We invite rookies, pros and everyone in between. We will be selecting proposals based on a variety of criteria, not only experience. Under-represented groups are encouraged to submit a session.