What a difference a year makes. A year ago, we had people interested in project management, but not a whole lot of people actually doing it in Drupal. This morning, we had the Project Manager Birds of a Feather session in a room that ended up being standing room only. Sure, there were a few [...]
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5 Ways to Win at DrupalCon
Next week’s my third DrupalCon, and I’m speaking in two different time slots. If you’re coming to San Francisco, say hi! (either here or there is fine.) But here’s my tips for surviving the twice-yearly Drupal gathering. 1) Write on your badge. If you’re doing new cool things, put it on there! If you’re hiring, [...]
Why a Drupalista uses WordPress
This blog runs on WordPress. I spend a whole lot of my time making Drupal (and teams of Drupalistas) do my bidding. (Another story that’s all over the front page.) The reasons why I do this:
DCPDX ftw.
DrupalCamp Portland kicked off last Friday night at NedSpace Old Town with a great turnout, and we had a great weekend of discussions about web development with Drupal. Saturday was sessions all day, with highlights include: Josh Konig talking about Drupal in the Cloud, Sam Boyer talking about Panels, Damien Tournoud talking about Drupal 7, [...]
In retrospect, this may have been a ‘Mistake We Wanted to Make’
One year ago this week, I took a leap and started working professionally in web development. One year ago this week, I became a Drupal project manager. (And lord, did I have no idea of what I was getting into.) In retrospect, this is one of the best choices I think I’ve made. It has [...]
Spinning up.
After much discussion, harassment and the discovery of time on my hands, there’s actually a real blog at msamye.com. This is the ‘about me’ part. This is the personal website of Amye Scavarda, a ridiculous web citizen. I’m currently based out of Portland, OR involved in the open source community. Things that are near and [...]