In episode #547, guest JD Flynn joins us to discuss why developers don't choose Drupal, focusing on Drupal adoption, discoverability, and outdated perceptions from Drupal 6/7. JD cites survey data showing low interest among non-Drupal developers, arguing Drupal's biggest problem is invisibility and that developers often pre-filter it due to PHP stigma and friction getting started.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/547

Topics * Welcome to Talking Drupal * Meet JD Flynn * Co Hosts Introductions * Module of the Week: Native Observability * Production Overhead Debate * AI Patches and Etiquette * Live Stream and Topic Setup * Why Developers Skip Drupal * Invisibility and Discovery * Perception and Onboarding Friction * Composer and Leaving the Island * Perception Gap and PHP Stigma * PHP Perception Versus Reality * Why Developers Avoid Drupal * Selling Drupal to Clients * Instant Demos With Drupal Forge * Discoverability in the AI Era * Content Strategy Beyond Drupal * PHP Stigma and Performance * Community Effort and Live Streaming * Marketing Drupal Out of the Box * Wrap Up and Where to Connect

Resources Why Developers Don't Choose Drupal (And What We Can Do About It) - https://www.fldrupal.camp/session/why-developers-dont-choose-drupal-and-what-we-can-do-about-it JD's stream - http://twitch.tv/jddoesdev Drupal is Great! Its Perception Might Not be. -https://picozzi.com/notebook/2025/jan/drupal-great-its-perception-might-not-be Drupal Forge - https://www.drupalforge.org/

Guests JD Flynn - Crepdrop dorficus

Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Rod Martin - DrupalHelps.com imrodmartin

Module of the Week Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

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