Web Tips

Making Sense of Drupal Development

I distinctly remember my initial impression of Drupal: “why in the world would I use this?” Roughly 2 years ago, Drupal was a confusing landscape of terminology, technology and arcane methodologies – to me, at least. For a time, I considered treating it strictly as a job requirement, and avoiding it on a personal level. Luckily, my stubborn nature got the better of me, and here I am, extolling the virtues of Drupal, practically on a daily basis. What prompted this radical shift in perspective?

The word "feature" tends to be nebulous, ambiguous and perhaps even overused in our industry. As a project manager, I often use it as a way to compartmentalize requests for an update, change or improvement to a website. It's a helpful word - one that gets the client and I on the same page and simplifies our communication.

In recent months, countless brands have been jumping on the Pinterest bandwagon, and who can blame them? After all, Pinterest surpassed 10 million unique U.S. visitors quicker than any other standalone website in the history of the Internet. It has over 10.4 million registered users, with 2 million of those logging in daily via Facebook and 9 million logging in monthly via Facebook.

Three weeks ago, a web development friend of mine called me crying. She was upside down on a project and did not know what to do or who to turn to.