From 5939f58741ed5901cccce80339bb52c3ce83b974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:28:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add daily email for 2024-04-08 Come for the software, stay for the community --- source/_daily_emails/2024-04-08.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_daily_emails/2024-04-08.md diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-04-08.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-04-08.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..debc116af --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-04-08.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +title: Come for the software, stay for the community +date: 2024-04-08 +permalink: archive/2024/04/08/come-for-the-software--stay-for-the-community +tags: + - software-development + - drupal + - php +cta: ~ +snippet: Come for the software, stay for the community +--- + +One of my favourite Drupal phrases is "Come for the software, stay for the community". + +I started using Drupal so I could build a website for the Tae Kwon-Do school I was training at, and then started to get involved with the community online and at events, such as local meetups and conferences, such as DrupalCamps and DrupalCon. + +I started to contribute code to Drupal core and contrib projects and was a contribution mentor at my first DrupalCon in Prague in 2017 as well as others since, helping first time Drupal contributors. + +I've got jobs and projects from my involvement with the community, including working for the Drupal Association itself. + +I've met people and travelled to places I otherwise wouldn't have because of the Drupal community, as well as the wider PHP, open source and software development communities, + +I came to Drupal for the code, and stayed for the code and the community.