Let’s take the best route - Exploring Drupal 8 Routing System

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Shows how Drupal 8 replaces Drupal 7 hook_menu/menu_router with Symfony’s HTTP Kernel and YAML .routing.yml files mapping to controllers, including a working demo of a controller returning HTML. Explains access control via permissions and roles, demonstrates dynamic routes with parameter patterns and entity parameter conversion (automatic user object loading), and covers execution precedence and caching with concrete commands for drush route:rebuild / drupal router:rebuild. Includes code repository for hands‑on exploration.

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1. 0:00Introduction and context
2. 2:52Routing fundamentals
3. 5:35Legacy routing mechanisms
4. 8:01Drupal 8 routing transition
5. 11:18Advanced route structures
6. 14:40Summary and conclusion

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