An overview of some of our favorite Drupal documentation resources.

Fields are the building blocks of Drupal's powerful content modeling system. The Field API allows for the development of custom field types to suit almost any data display and collection needs.

Many sites require the ability to upload, manage, and display various assets like files, images, videos, and audio.

Debugging is the practice of troubleshooting an application through the use of tools and processes in order to find and fix bugs, or better understand the underlying code.

Responsive web design is a set of design approaches and development best practices that ensures that a web design can be used on many types and sizes of devices.

Modules are bundles of primarily PHP code that extend Drupal in order to add new features or alter existing functionality.

Patches are used to describe modifications made to one or more code files, and can be used to share those changes.

In order to run a Drupal site, the web server you are using must meet minimum technical requirements.

Tools and workflows for deploying code and configuration changes from one environment to another with Drupal-specific considerations.

Coding standards provide a set of rules for how your code should be formatted, and best practice guidelines for naming conventions and the location of files.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is a popular interpreted programming language that is especially suited for web development. Drupal core and all contributed modules are written in PHP.

As an open source project, Drupal depends on community contributions in many forms including documentation, code, translation, speaking, organizing events, mentoring others, and even donating money.

Development environments provide a sandbox where you can work on your application without affecting the live site.

Drush is a command line interface that enables you to interact with your Drupal site without clicking around the graphical user interface (GUI).

The PhpStorm integrated development environment (IDE) contains dozens of useful features that make working with a Drupal codebase easier.

Hooks allow modules to alter and extend the behavior of Drupal core, or another module. As a Drupal developer, understanding how to implement and invoke hooks is essential.

A block is a reusable widget that is placed inside regions (layout containers) of your theme. Blocks can be used by site administrators on the Block layout admin page or provided by a module using the Plugin API.

JavaScript files are included by a module or a theme by creating an asset library. Using this asset library system you can selectively choose which files to load, overwrite existing files, or customize them to suit your needs.

A layout can describe how various components are arranged on various levels—from an entire page from the header to the footer, to just the “middle” where the dynamic content goes, to individual components. It can apply to templates for managed content or one-off designs for landing pages.