One thing to consider as well is most Drupal/Wordpress/Joomla installs don't actually require "coding", but rather downloading the correct modules and setting up permissions / htaccess correctly. Not really challenging enough to keep many compsci students engaged...
Drupal is much more developer oriented than Wordpress and Joomla. The module system is robust and impressive (if not overwrought). An expert Drupal developer can do amazing amazing things, but I would never want to spend the time to develop such a narrow skillset.
It all depends on the job type naturally - assuming you're working for a web-dev shop, most work will likely be new site launches v.s. new feature development. If you're working client side, then correct its likely module enhancement.
I think you'd be surprised how easily you can put Drupal on a resume without putting PHP.
I know a few web design firms where the "Drupal programmers" really are just the ones who just know enough about Drupal to get the things working the way the graphic designers want them. They just install the right modules and know how to configure things and where to change files to get things to display properly. They really don't know much about PHP at all.
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One thing to consider as well is most Drupal/Wordpress/Joomla installs don't actually require "coding", but rather downloading the correct modules and setting up permissions / htaccess correctly. Not really challenging enough to keep many compsci students engaged...
Drupal is much more developer oriented than Wordpress and Joomla. The module system is robust and impressive (if not overwrought). An expert Drupal developer can do amazing amazing things, but I would never want to spend the time to develop such a narrow skillset.
i don't think that full-time jobs are going to be about installing drupal, but developing modules.
It all depends on the job type naturally - assuming you're working for a web-dev shop, most work will likely be new site launches v.s. new feature development. If you're working client side, then correct its likely module enhancement.
I think you'd be surprised how easily you can put Drupal on a resume without putting PHP.
I know a few web design firms where the "Drupal programmers" really are just the ones who just know enough about Drupal to get the things working the way the graphic designers want them. They just install the right modules and know how to configure things and where to change files to get things to display properly. They really don't know much about PHP at all.