Ok, I am not a developer BUT I have a question. I have an opening (posted under Jobs here on Groups.Drupal.org by NewMediaHire if you want to see what I am talking about) for someone with both BUT here is the issue, I have not seen one resume with both on there SOOOOOOOOOOOO I had to ask the one person I know who loves Drupal. He tells me that developers are either one or the other and they are not used together.
To help me understand this better, why wouldn't someone have both since they both do similar things. For example, you may find someone that does both Oracle and Sybase depending on the environment. I would think maybe someone has a few years of one and then a few years of another.
I just wanted to ask the experts!!!! Any explanation would be great!
THANKS!!!!
Robin
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A better bad analogy
I think a better analogy would be Microsoft Word and Word Perfect. As a CMS, Drupal and Joomla both try to accomplish the same tasks, but the resultant HTML that the end-user sees will be mostly the same. One wouldn't use Microsoft Word to generate half of a document, and Word Perfect to generate the other half. A reasonable person would pick the better of the two to make all their documents.
This should continue as a bad analogy thread.
Drupal rules
Allow me to add a twist to this thread. Drupal rules. Drupal is better than Joomla (is anyone happy), however Joomla has several advantages over Drupal. If you have a low budget, go for Joomla. Joomla has more modules than all the other Content Management Systems combined. However Drupal has some inherent advantages. Finally, from a technical stand point, none is better. If you want security, scalability and advanced functionalities, go for a custom CMS. Both Drupal and Joomla, have vulnerabilities. Finally, they are both built on php/MySQL/Postgre and this makes them similar more ways than one. To try and answer your question, some developers will opt for one, due to personal preferences, and other factors i will not delve into. Did i say finally, i have seen bad sites built on either platform, so the main issue is not whether you choose Joomla or Drupal, it boils down to what you want to achieve. At the end of the day, it boils down to skill set of the developer(s). Its like asking which is the best golf kit (Titleist or Dunlop)
Give Tiger Woods the worst golf kit, and he will still lead with a margin of 20 strokes after 6 holes.
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can i stop here?
A Joomla back end for Drupal?
Maybe soon the Joomla community will find a way to put a Joomla back end on top of Drupal.
Drupal can give a developer significant advantages, but without an Admin module and theme, the backend, at least for Drupal 6 is "chaotic". Try explaining to someone how to control breadcrumbs, or Menus & URL aliases. It's kinda all over the shop. Drupal reveals its complexity through the backend (separate controls for permissions, menus, block placement). Whereas, Joomla's extensions and modules place all controls in one place. It's more of a gestalt view of functionality. I have been playing with Joomla and I can imagine why Joomla users call Drupal "chaotic".
Someone in the Joomla community has developed "Wordpress for Joomla"
Robin, I wanted to plug as well: Jacob Redding of Chapter Three is giving Drupal training in Dulles/Herndon VA next week. So if you have someone on staff who is using Joomla, they could get started on Drupal :)