Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, recently spoke to an industry publication about the significance of user experience and open source in his CMS. According to Dries, he believes that commercial involvement in open source is essential for success.
He also discussed the importance of an API-first approach when it comes to web development. “The focus of web development should be the APIs,” said Dries. “By having an API-first approach, you can access data from any source in a unified way and make sure that your applications are future-proof.”
Finally, Dries spoke about the issue of JavaScript bloat when it comes to Drupal development. “It is important to keep JavaScript code light and not go overboard with libraries,” he said.
Overall, Dries’s comments show how open-source frameworks such as Drupal have grown over the past 20 years and become essential for modern web development. Despite the challenges posed by commercial interests in open-source software, Drupal remains an important tool for developers around the world.
