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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Portland Linux/Unix Group: Drupal! What is it good for?</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2010-01-07T19:00:00" datetime="2010-01-07T19:00:00">Thursday, January 7, 2010 from 7</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2010-01-07T21:00:00" datetime="2010-01-07T21:00:00">9pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202391953'><span class='fn org p-name'>Portland State University FAB, Room 86-09</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">1900 SW Fourth Avenue</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97201</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1900%20SW%20Fourth%20Avenue,%20Portland%20Oregon%2097201%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <pre><code> PRESENTATION Drupal What is it Good For? by Lev Tsypin Drupal is growing leaps and bounds these days, powering everything from ma and pa brochure sites to Obama’s recovery.gov. Does this mean it’s a great fit for any website? Not exactly. Drupal has been defined as many things, including a content management system, a web application framework, and community plumbing. In some ways, this is both a blessing and a curse; there’s so much you can do, in so many different ways, that new users are crushed under the weight of the options and lack of clarity. In addition, all of that flexibility does come with a cost, in terms of performance and conciseness. This presentation will cover some Drupal basics including history, core concepts, and system structure. From there, we will dig into Drupal’s strengths and weaknesses, finishing off by discussing the types of projects Drupal is best suited for, including specific examples for each case. My hope is that developers new to the platform will gain a better understanding of when to approach a new project with Drupal, more experienced developers will gain a bit of insight on when not to use it, and non-techies will have some help in choosing a platform for their projects along with an understanding why developers they work with select a given platform. Please note that this talk will not delve deeply into the technical details of Drupal. </code></pre> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://pdxLinux.org">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>