Hi, my name is Jacob Rockowitz.
Work
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Drupal 8
The redesigned Memorial Sloan Kettering and Gerstner Graduate School websites launched on a beta release of Drupal 8 in the April, 2015. I recommended and led the migration of the MSKCC website from Drupal 6 to Drupal 8. The project included the porting of custom and contrib modules, as well as building custom solutions for functionality not yet available in Drupal 8, functionality includes LDAP integration, forms, page layout, SEO, and search.
Drupal: Open Source Content Management System
Drupal 6
In 2010, I migrated Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to Drupal 6. The case study I wrote about my experience and approach for building MSKCC' Drupal 6 website was featured on Drupal.org's homepage. In 2015, I lead Memorial Sloan Kettering's early adoption of Drupal 8. Over the past 8 years, I have contributed dozen of modules back to the Drupal community.
Cancer Prediction Tools
YAML Form
Cancer Prediction Tools are based on clinical research publications, which are converted to web services that contain the research's algorithm exposing the calculation's inputs and outputs. This information is transformed into webforms built using a YAML based form builder, with interactive graphical results.
My Custom Built Content Management System
Inettool
Like many developers, I built and maintained a custom "homegrown" Content Management Systems for many years. This experience made me truly appreciate Open Source CMS solutions, like Drupal. The custom CMS I built was called the Inettool.
My First Website
Jakes Bodega
Jake’s Bodega, is my first website, it highlights my artwork and used the big blue house that I grew up in as the metaphor for the site structure. Using this website, I got my first job as an HTML coder and spent the next several years working for several ‘Dot Com’ companies.
Webform Module For Drupal 8
The Webform module allows you to quickly build forms that are flexible and completely yours.
Recently, I decided to focus all my Open Source contributions on one project, which is to provide the Drupal 8 and Open Source community with a form builder and submission manager. Over the past year, I developed the YAML Form module which became the Webform module for Drupal 8.
The Webform module is a powerful and flexible Open Source form builder and submission manager for Drupal 8. The Webform module for Drupal provides all the features expected from an enterprise proprietary form builder combined with the flexibility and openness of Drupal.
Articles about Webform
Hear what people are saying about the Webform Module for Drupal 8.
Drupal 8 Module of the Week - Webform
@ dev.acquia.com
“In a multi-billion dollar market for online form and survey builders, there aren’t a lot of open source solutions; the combination of Drupal 8 plus Webform is unmatched”
How to Make an Advanced Webform in Drupal 8
@ www.ostraining.com
“One of our OSTraining members asked us how to make a user input form in Drupal 8. We're going to recommend using the Webform module, which has just had a major update.”
Getting NYU onto YAML Form
@www.fourkitchens.com
“In the end, the requirements were fulfilled, and very little custom work had to be done to get the features and functionality we needed out of YAML Form. I can highly recommend it to anyone that needs to collect information through forms on their Drupal 8 site.”
How can I help you?
Get the most out the Webform module and Drupal 8
Speaking
Watch my past presentations about MSKCC, Drupal 8, YAML, YAML Form, and most recently the Webform Module for Drupal 8.
Webform 8.x-5.x
This presentation from DrupalCon Baltimore introduces the latest version of the Webform module for Drupal 8.
Building Webforms in Drupal 8
This presentation helps get you familiar with the Drupal 8 version of the Webform module, and hopefully will inspire you to use this module to build awesome forms.
YAML Form: The Other Form Builder
This presentation demonstrates how to use the YAML Form module to easily and quickly build awesome forms and surveys. Topics include a brief introduction to YAML, Drupal's Form API (FAPI), and how YAML and FAPI are being used by the YAML Form module.
YAML, What is it good for?
This presentation is general introduction to YAML and how it is being used in Drupal 8. It also includes a general introduction to the YAML Form module.
Memorial Sloan Kettering: Adventures in Enterprise Drupal 8
In this presentation, project members from MSK, Phase2, and Digitas will explore the decision to take the leap to Drupal 8 and the reality of building in D8 while it is still a beta.
Upcoming Presentations
Meet me in-person at one of my upcoming presentations.
Webform 8.x-5.x
July 31 - August 2, 2017
This presentation will get you familiar with the Drupal 8 version of the Webform module, inspire you to use this module to build awesome forms, and to ultimately convince you to extend and contribute code and ideas back to the Drupal and Webform community.
About Me
I am a passionate, professional, and personable developer.
I am a passionate, professional, and personable developer. I feel my job is to make other people's job and life easier when they are using a computer, whether they are an end-user filling in an application, a site builder building a web page, or developer reading and learning from code. The best way to achieve this goal is to listen, learn, and respond to people using my software.
Drupal, its community, and mission align with my personal philosophy, which is "...build the best open source content management framework—one that represents the newest ideas and best practices...". Still, it is always a challenge figuring out how one fits into an Open Source community and I have realized that I and the Drupal community benefit the most by having me do one thing and doing it well; that one thing is maintaining the Webform module.
The Webform module is my Open Source project while my career is about building large enterprise websites and applications using Drupal.
How can I help you?
Webform Support
If you need support and/or help with the Webform 8.x-5.x module.
Please open an issue on Drupal.org
Help with your Project
If you need help with implementing Webform 8.x-5.x and/or Drupal 8 and would like to hire me.
Contact Me
Please note that I cannot respond to support requests related to the Webform module,
please post all questions to the Webform Issue Queue or Drupal Answers.
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