I'm so tired of taking over sites where the former "developer" used a Drupal or Joomla installation.
It is inevitable that the requirements of a custom web app will eventually exceed the capability of these systems. Knowledge of a particular CMS does not a developer make! These are tools in a toolbox and should be used as such. I hate it when people sell themselves as freelance "programmers", but really they only know how to use a particular CMS. So lets write a book and encourage this behavior - bluagh..
I installed a Joomla site for a latino non-profit in Baltimore who's previous site was a mess. It was a mess because my "predecessor" threw a bunch of random things together (directory using a database and articles in plain html only) and those who run the charity don't know anything about web design at all. I came in and installed Joomla and designed a few things to work in that installation because it is easy for someone to use AFTER I step away.
If your argument is that Joomla and Drupal have no place b
I'm all for people learning to write code, but if everyone wrote code then my abilities would be worthless...
Well, everyone (practically) drives nowadays, but that doesn't mean YOUR ability to drive is worthless. And there's still a need for people like bus drivers, taxi drivers, etc.
I don't think that analogy works exactly...what I was saying is that coding, unlike driving, is more specialized. It would not be beneficial for everyone in society to take the time to learn PHP or Java, however it would benefit everyone to know how to transport themselves great distances in a small amount of time. It would not benefit anyone for everyone to learn how to code, it would only cheapen it all.
Also drivers did get paid well until driving was common...and I don't mean to sound elitist but softw
Tired of crappy CMS' (Score:4, Interesting)
I'm so tired of taking over sites where the former "developer" used a Drupal or Joomla installation.
It is inevitable that the requirements of a custom web app will eventually exceed the capability of these systems. Knowledge of a particular CMS does not a developer make! These are tools in a toolbox and should be used as such. I hate it when people sell themselves as freelance "programmers", but really they only know how to use a particular CMS. So lets write a book and encourage this behavior - bluagh..
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I installed a Joomla site for a latino non-profit in Baltimore who's previous site was a mess. It was a mess because my "predecessor" threw a bunch of random things together (directory using a database and articles in plain html only) and those who run the charity don't know anything about web design at all. I came in and installed Joomla and designed a few things to work in that installation because it is easy for someone to use AFTER I step away.
If your argument is that Joomla and Drupal have no place b
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I'm all for people learning to write code, but if everyone wrote code then my abilities would be worthless...
Well, everyone (practically) drives nowadays, but that doesn't mean YOUR ability to drive is worthless. And there's still a need for people like bus drivers, taxi drivers, etc.
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I don't think that analogy works exactly...what I was saying is that coding, unlike driving, is more specialized. It would not be beneficial for everyone in society to take the time to learn PHP or Java, however it would benefit everyone to know how to transport themselves great distances in a small amount of time. It would not benefit anyone for everyone to learn how to code, it would only cheapen it all.
Also drivers did get paid well until driving was common...and I don't mean to sound elitist but softw