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James Walker
March 06, 2009
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Why I Hate Drupal
From DrupalCon DC 2009
http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/session/why-i-hate-drupal.html
James Walker
March 06, 2009
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Transcript
Why I Hate Drupal ( still loves you) Wednesday, 9
November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/liberato/ \ @rkalajian: Have I ever mentioned that I HATE
drupal? Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Who the $#@ are you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/-bast-/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kateanth/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://flickr.com/photos/jeffeaton/ Full Time Since 2003 Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
a bazillion Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
@stephaniehobson: Some days I hate Drupal, some days I hate
Drupal developers, and some days, days like today, I hate both. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
@cambridgemike: i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal
i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal i hate drupal Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Drupal @nateritter: I won't use Drupal because (1) the infrastructure
is horrendous (2) the admin display sucks (3) usability is painful. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Drupal • Content Management System @nateritter: I won't use Drupal
because (1) the infrastructure is horrendous (2) the admin display sucks (3) usability is painful. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Drupal • Content Management System • Content Management Framework @nateritter:
I won't use Drupal because (1) the infrastructure is horrendous (2) the admin display sucks (3) usability is painful. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Drupal • Content Management System • Content Management Framework •
Community @nateritter: I won't use Drupal because (1) the infrastructure is horrendous (2) the admin display sucks (3) usability is painful. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Content Management System Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
How do I upload my f()#@)@* picture?! Wednesday, 9 November,
11
“There’s a module for that!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimdame/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
@sugree too many modules will f**k your drupal “There’s a
module for that!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimdame/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
But, I wanna upload my f()#@)@* picture!!! Wednesday, 9 November,
11
is this a product? Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jphilipson/ @topham: Drupal's Upgrade process is brutal. Seriously needs a
kick in the ass Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Content Management Framework Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vrogy/ arrays as objects? Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nitelynx/ drupal_alter @AndresVivas: why is it that people use Drupal?
gosh, ugly, ugly... Wednesday, 9 November, 11
@ArleyM: Drupal is making me grumpy. Not. Invented. Here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_justified_sinner/
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
taxonomy module drupal learning curve Wednesday, 9 November, 11
frameworks should make our lives easier Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Community Wednesday, 9 November, 11
Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://buytaert.net/album/drupalcon-antwerp-2005/belgian-fries Wednesday, 9 November, 11
@chx1975: Sometimes I really hate the Drupal "community" explosion. I
feel like what the Romans could have felt when Visigoths appeared at the gates. Wednesday, 9 November, 11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunsurfr/ @ytorf: Drupal I love you but you're bringing me
down. Wait, no. Drupal I HATE you AND you're bringing me down. Why are you always so freaking LAME? Wednesday, 9 November, 11
merictocracy http://www.flickr.com/photos/icatus/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
do-ocracy http://www.flickr.com/photos/icatus/ Wednesday, 9 November, 11
movement? Wednesday, 9 November, 11
thank you. Wednesday, 9 November, 11