Triangle Drupal Users' Group

Why Use Drupal? - Presentation and Panel Q&A

  • September 2, 2009 · 7:00 PM
  • The Park Research Center




Looking for a web publishing platform or content management system? Drowning in a sea of confusing opinions about the many different open-source and fee-based CMS programs across the Internet? Are you considering Drupal? Julia Kulla-Mader will be presenting about the key factors to consider when deciding whether or not to develop your website in Drupal. Drupal is an amazing platform but might not be the right solution for every web development project. We'll explore some scenarios where Drupal is an ideal solution and others where it might be a less than perfect fit. Key questions include: * What are some of the advantages of using Drupal? * When can Drupal be a painful experience? * How to Build Drupal Sites Without Losing Your Mind At the end of the session, participants will have a better understanding of how to evaluate the Drupal-friendliness of web development projects. Expert Panel Q&A Following Julia's presentation, she will be joined by fellow triDUG Drupal experts Allen Freeman, Ken Winters and Sheena Donnelly. Any question you may have regarding Drupal, ranging from Server Administration to User Interface and Design, can be answered!


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  • A former member
    A former member

    It was great to see a balanced view of Drupal and receive some practical implementation information.

    September 7, 2009

  • A former member
    A former member

    I want to say a big "thank-u" to Julia for the time she spent preparing her presentation, and then giving it with that touch of humor - throwing a little fun into a dry topic made it more interesting. And to her, Sheena and Alan for their insightful responses during the panel. I now feel more at ease about tackling Drupal.

    September 5, 2009

  • A former member
    A former member

    While I really liked the expert panel Q&A personally, I thought it would have been helpful for the many people present who were obviously new to Drupal to have shown them a guided tour of both the front- and back-ends of the application. Thank you!

    September 3, 2009

  • Charles Bowden
    Charles Bowden

    I thought the presenters did a great job fielding a tough series of questions. I did think it was sometimes hard to understand the questions due to volume of the person asking the question but the presenters did a good job repeating the questions. I personally found a lot of the questions to be beyond my level of skill as I'm still a pretty low novice Drupal user, but it was great food for thought.

    September 3, 2009

  • A former member
    A former member

    Thought this was a meetup for absolutely brand new to drupal and want to see it, hear about it andask basic questions. Presentation was great! Q&A seemed to be dominated by current users with technical questions. Felt out of place asking a basic question. I think it is great to have this community around and if we do drupal I will be back, but I think this was the wrong meeting for me to come to. I suggest having a "I am brand new to drupal" meeting to encourage new people to join. I did not understand 75% of the q&a but I realize that it was useful for everyone else so I don't mind. Plus I learned that someone more experienced with web design should look over my shoulder :)

    September 2, 2009

  • Sheena
    Sheena

    Hi All,

    I was just informed that parking might be tight for the building we are having our meetup in on Wednesday. (Building #18 of the PRC [url=http://www.rtp.org/main/index.p... Map of the PRC Campus)[/url]

    Instead of turning right, towards building #18, when you enter the PRC campus, you can turn left to find overflow parking, then it's just a short walk to our building.

    Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

    September 1, 2009

  • A former member
    A former member

    My 'maybe' has unfortunately turned into a 'no.' I am very interested in this package, so will definitely have to catch up with the group the next time.

    August 31, 2009

  • Heather Hesketh
    Heather Hesketh

    I'll be on vacation next week, so can't make the Meetup, but am encouraging my co-workers to go.

    August 28, 2009

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