Yeah I was being pretty cheeky but I meant no harm :)) I'd be good to see you and others there. Maybe if we can get some interest here we could fit in a WP vs Drupal panel or debate. It'd be a great thing to do / see on a Sunday after brunch!!
Is there anybody here that would be interested in being a part of that? Ciao, Dan On Feb 2, 11:21 am, Kent Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > Our nerves are pretty flame-proof but when you start a post with "why > my clients hate their site - because its drupal not wordpress!", you > gotta expect something back! > > Actually I understand that Wordpress developers get paid more on > average due to there being a shortage of devs since so many people use > the CMS. On the basis of that I would consider jumping ship. > > On Feb 2, 11:11 am, GetShopped <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks for that Kent. The URL for the event ishttp://www.wordcamp.org.nz > > > Sorry if I touched a nerve. You can do a seminar on whatever you like > > - but I just sent an emial and there isnt actually going to be a > > Drupal talk. So using your 20th century analogy is a good one because > > thats how I felt the first time I saw the Drupal UI and vowed never to > > show it to a client. My experience is that that clients (people like > > my parents) want to feel comfortable when administering a site that > > they might have to use everyday - this is exactly why around 10% of > > the Web runs WordPress and why WP is so popular. People know that code > > can always be improved and that is what is happening with WordPress. > > I'm pretty sure you can't blanket one of the biggest Open Source > > projects out there as having no good developers :P > > > WordPress code is really coming along. The new core developers are > > freaking awesome. WordPress is gearing up to drop PHP4. The future is > > bright! > > > Anyway its horses for courses. I really want the Drupal camp to come > > along and see whats going on because at the end of the day both are > > Open Source projects and I figure all our hearts are probably all in > > the right places. WordPress peeps might get to meet some Drupal folk > > and vise versa and we all might find ways to help one another out and > > look at where both pieces of software fit into the wider industry as a > > whole. > > > Once there was a time when WordPress was better suited for a mere blog > > but that time has gone. We use it to run a gaming portal, the New York > > Times use it, and many many other huge sites use WordPress. Schools > > and Universities are using WordPress for their internal Wikis and > > social networking sites. > > > Why are these businesses and schools deciding to use WordPress and not > > Drupal? Its a valid question and it'd be fun talking about it > > discussing it at WordCamp - and as a developer are you developing on > > the CMS of the future? Its all stuff that can and should be talked > > about... > > > Heck I think a "Drupal WordPress Panel" would be awesome!!! Its one > > thing discussing this stuff here but a panel would be crazy cool!!! > > > Peace, > > Dan > > > On Feb 2, 10:43 am, Berend de Boer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>> "Kent" == Kent Parker <[email protected]> writes: > > > > Kent> Can I do a seminar trashing Wordpress and promoting Drupal? > > > Kent> I'm not joking. No actually yes, I am. Or not. Seriously > > > Kent> I did a job on wordpress recently and it felt like I'd gone > > > Kent> back to the 20th century but I'm sure some people like it > > > Kent> since it is the most popular CMS of all. In some scripting > > > Kent> languages however $popular != "good"; > > > > It's all about the sweet spot I think. If you just want to blog, > > > WordPress works very well. If you want to built a generic website, > > > well.... > > > > And let's admit: Drupal developers usually don't give the back-end > > > much thought. > > > > -- > > > All the best, > > > > Berend de Boer > > > > Drupal 7 released, register for quickstart > > > Xplain Hosting Drupal 6 to 7 seminar: > > > > https://www.xplainhosting.com/d7quickstart -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
