I attended the DrupalDownunder conference which was held in Brisbane last weekend. Work paid for me to go since I have been working on a major Drupal project over the last couple of weeks.
Talking about Drupal and web development in general and attending all these great sessions have really driven home that my passion is in web development and web programming. Most of the development work that I do is in Excel so being able to shift into web development is going to take time and patience.
What normally happens is that I see some wonderful web programming and figure that since I can’t do that type of work that there is no room for me in the industry. What I forget is that the people with these skills have been working for years to develop their skills. If I start now, there is a chance that I can build up my skills and get into the game in the next year or two. So that is what I’m going to do.
Another thing I realised while at the conference is the massive community that surrounds Drupal and how being a part of such a community can bring such great benefits to someone like me. So many brains to pick and at the same time I can use my coding skills to add something back into the community.
So a big thanks to DrupalDownunder 2011 for reviving my passion for web development. Thanks for showing me how becoming part of the Drupal Community can only help me to grow. I’m looking forward to the next year of my life and seeing where it heads.