Review Introduction

The following is a review of Pro Drupal Development (second edition) by John K. VanDyk. I received a free copy from Apress by mail on the 25th of August. I was hoping to get it a few days before the release, but snail mail got it here on the day it was slotted for official release so I felt a little less special although I still ripped into the packaging like an 8 year old at Christmas!

I was a big fan of the original book by John K. VanDyk and Matt Westgate, and that book helped guide me through many of my first Drupal sites. That book was an invaluable resource in turning me to the Drupal revolution, as now all of my personal and corporate sites are based in Drupal.

The first thing I read in Pro Drupal Development (second edition) was the foreword by Dries Buytaert, the Drupal founder and project lead. One funny, but true item that stuck out in the first paragraph was:

I recently ordered a new print of a design I threw together for a 2 sided, glossy business card. I was sent a link for OvernightPrints.com by a friend, and decided to check them out. I've never had a ton of luck with getting my card designs cut properly. Kinkos is notoriously the worst of any print shop I've ever used, and since all of my card designs have elements going fully to the edge of the card, every card looked different, off-center, etc.