Config vs Coding

Some people like to click, some people like to type.

The time when any self-respecting developer lived by the motto "real men don't click" are obviously gone. But can Drupal really eliminate coding altogether (as Dries envisioned in 2008)? I think the answer to that is just as obvious: no.

So it seems we need to accept the reality that any good web project needs a healthy balance between configuration and coding. Finding that balance is actually one of the hardest things to learn in Drupal. When trying to initiate new people to Drupal, there is always constant switching between "you're not going to write that yourself, are you..." and "just write that yourself…".

In this session, I would like to go over a few guidelines that make it easier to find that balance.