As Drupal's popularity has grown, its core audience of hobbyist developers has exploded into an international community of businesses, nonprofits, independent developers, startups, and governments. Bubbling under the surface is a recurring debate: Is 'Drupal' a product for people who build web sites, a framework for web developers, or a platform that other products are built on?
Intended audience
Core developers and decision makers looking to understand the history and motivations of the 'smallcore' movement; developers looking to shape or participate in the development of Drupal's APIs; business stakeholders considering the future of Drupal for their web applications and web projects.
Questions answered by this session
What's the difference between a product and a framework?
How has Drupal's evolving community shaped the software's priorities?
What parts of Drupal are hot spots for this debate today?
Is it possible for Drupal to be both at once?
How can we answer these questions and build a stronger, more resilient ecosystem?
