Proceeding every article or blog post about the future of Drupal, there are always a few comments that express a high-level of frustration when it comes to Drupal 8. From missing modules, to completely rewritten APIs, to new design patterns, and even complaints about the restructuring of sessions and tracks at DrupalCon….People are frustrated with change. The entire Drupal community understands peoples’ frustration, which is why we are continually trying to improve the software and community. Our most significant strides happen at DrupalCons, where everyone comes to together to share codes, ideas, and passion.

Introspection before DrupalCon

Before last year’s DrupalCon I wrote a blog post titled, Drupal is the worst Content Management System except for all those other solutions in which I talked about Drupal adoption, sustainability, and mentorship. DrupalCon provides the Drupal community with an opportunity for everyone to take stock of where we are at and where we are going. Every year we have discussions with actionable items to improve our community, which is continually changing.

Each year, I get something different out of DrupalCon. Last year I became more aware of diversity and inclusion issues within the Drupal and software community. I was also inspired to address webform related accessibility issues. The overarching thing I have learned at DrupalCons is contributing to Open Source is more than writing code, it’s about collaboration and community.

What I like about this quote is it acknowledges two key aspects to Drupal - the code and community - with the code being the “what” that brings us together. The code might also be what is most frustrating to people coming and staying with Drupal....Read More