Getting a DRY Setup in EE

Chris Brauckmuller at Nettuts+ wrote a great article about his approach to ExpressionEngine development called Apply the DRY Principle to Build Websites With ExpressionEngine 2. In it he shares a nice solid way to get a default ExpressionEngine installation set up and deployable across servers and groups of people.

His focus is, as you can expect, on not repeating tedious tasks:

I’m not a programmer. However, the programming mantra don’t repeat yourself, or the DRY principle for those acronym lovers among us, has really begun to resonate within me as I get more involved both with web development and running my own business.

Chris goes on to give a great tutorial, with code examples and everything, on using DRY principles in setting up your EE install. As we all know, there are lots of different approaches to EE installs, and for that reason alone I enjoy reading how people set up their systems. There’s always something to learn.

Check out Chris’ post on Nettuts+: Apply the DRY Principle to Build Websites With ExpressionEngine 2