Interdependent Web

Acquia's Drupal Gardens went beta yesterday, and although I wasn't in the first round of people to get invited to help beta test, I did attend a webinar this afternoon where the major features were demonstrated and our questions were answered.  I'm very excited about this service for a variety of reasons, and I'm certain it will change the way I do business as a Web developer.  Here's how:

I'm counting down the days until Drupal 7 goes beta...

A number of you are my friends on Facebook and may have wondered why I got so excited a few days ago about DrupalCon Paris (which I'm not attending -- it's happening right now) and the accompanying "code freeze" of Drupal 7.  Without getting too technical, here are some of the recent developments and what they mean for you as Drupal users.

session details: Making Dates and Calendars Rock!

session details: Keynote: Our Online Identity

incidentally: Chris Messina founded BarCamp.

(note: I don't hate Drupal; this is the title of a DrupalCon session by James Walker.)  Session details: Why I Hate Drupal

session details: Mystery Showcase Site - Higher Education / Museum

session details: Building Church Websites with Drupal

session details: Drupal CDN Integration

note: speaker is currently developing a Drupal module and synchronization daemon as his masters thesis.