I think there are some out there that still regard the productization of drupal as something on an anathema; something somehow antidemocratic. The truth is actually the reverse: the ability to pay for drupal provides me with an avenue to contribute to its growth and betterment without having to contribute directly to the framework. It also gives me a voice as a customer invested in the technology that I cannot possibly attain within the community through contribution of time and skills which I do not possess.
Read the complete article »The reason to adopt drupal is neither the elegance of its code nor the “humility, encouragement, mentorship, collaboration [and] empowerment” supposedly espoused by its community. No, the reason to adopt drupal is that, both beyond and below a certain scale or particularity, it is rapidly becoming the only game in town, aside from enterprise level systems which you cannot afford in the short term and a grow-your-own solution which you cannot afford in the long term. In other words, its momentum.
Read the complete article »Have you ever been invited to a party, only to find you’re the only person there, apart from the odd, geeky fellow that invited you? No? Then you’ve never used Google Wave.
Read the complete article »Here’s an actual job ad I saw on Craigslist this week. Not that I’m looking, of course. Taken literally, let’s ponder for a minute the pool of candidates for this position. Maybe that bloke off last season’s American Idol. Or possibly Brandon Flowers from the most inexplicably popular band of recent years, The Killers. In [...]
Read the complete article »Ultimately, however, if you want a site to be successful, you need to give an individual full responsibility and authority for it – an individual with a broad appreciation of the principles of web design and who loves the site like a child of their own flesh.
Read the complete article »When people proclaim the success of drupal by referencing the volume of modules in its library, they neglect the fact that it contains about 50 bricks and around 5,000 assorted Blackbeards.
Read the complete article »In fact Drupal is not a solution, it’s a starting point. It’s lacking in both the usability necessary for direct muggle interaction, and the polish necessary to sell it to marketing. Out of the box it’s about as useful as an IKEA flatpack without the instructions and half the bolts.
Read the complete article »Out-of-the-box, drupal is responsible for some of the least attractive websites in existence, and rectifying this matter is a costly and time-consuming proposition.
Read the complete article »Drupal is the worst possible content management system, apart from all the others.
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