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ExpressionEngine at Drupal Day ATX

On Saturday afternoon I sat on a panel at Drupal Day Austin. I was invited to represent Happy Cog and discuss why we use ExpressionEngine (the good, the bad, the desires) so attendees of the one-day conference could learn more about other content management systems.

The moderated panel discussion covered everything from why we chose the CMS to things that we wish it could do or what the pain points are. It wasn’t a time to beat our chests about how great our tools are but, instead, to give an honest assessment about what our tools can do and what they’re lacking.

More than anything, the idea that a single-track, one-day CMS-specific event would dedicate an entire hour to talk about other software was refreshing to me. This wasn’t a partisan approach to developing for the web. It was inclusive and educational. I learned a lot.

We need more of that.

Posted on Sep 18, 2012 by Ryan Irelan

Filed Under: Life as a Web Professional

Steven10:08 on 09.20.2012

That’s nice. Anything more to add?

tutorials21:08 on 10.04.2012

great article.. nice info