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Why Drupal?

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Deep insight into Drupal. Learning curve. Getting things done.

What is Drupal?



Drupal is a free software package that allows you to easily organize, manage and publish your content, with an endless variety of customization. – Drupal.org


In fact it’s a platform that can be extended with modules, themes, and custom code.


Why choose Drupal?

•  Extensible •  Flexible •  Scalable •  Secure •  Open Source •  Large community support •  Multilingual


Drupal is amazing It could be true. But...!


FAQ Q. How do I do this sort of stuff…? A.  There is a module for that! Q. Is this possible with Drupal? A.  Everything’s possible with Drupal.

Q. How much time this will take?

A. Depends on your demands.


Top 5 mistakes beginners make (Borrowed from LevelTen Interactive)

5. No Man is an Island 4. Reinventing the wheel 3. PHP in WYSIWYG 2. Killing Kittens 1. A Rube Goldberg Website

http://goo.gl/orpg8


Learning Curve


Famous illustration


How to start:

Options: 1.  Training 2.  Internship 3.  Self-education


Useful resources: http://drupal.org http://drupal.org/planet http://drupalsun.com http://nodeone.se/en/learn-drupal http://drupalize.me IRC #drupal, #drupal-support Lullabot Drupal Learning Series


Open Source


Acquia Ranks as the No. 1 Software Vendor on the 2012 Inc. 500; No. 8

Overall With Three-Year Sales Growth of More Than 10,000%


Commerce Guys got 5M from VCs. Drupal Commerce sites number is

20000 and growing.


Community


114 already officially registered events


DrupalCons & DrupalCamps


DrupalCon Munich 3 days 3 Keynotes 102 sessions 7 trainings 1800 attendees! Code sprints

BAD Camp 1652 attendees 100 sessions 10 trainings Code sprints


Contribution back to community (Getting famous)


franz twistor ygerasimov


Certified to Rock rating


Dmitri Gaskin dmitrig01

15 years old Drupaller In 10-th grade. 7 years in Drupal. Coding from 8 years.


Questions?

Contact me:

http://facebook.com/asgorobets http://slideshare.net/asgorobets [email protected] Drupal.org - asgorobets

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