dr:what
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Of course, Drupal has historically been about the community more than the software, but this is not the point. The question here is: what defines the Drupal experience technically, be it for developers, themers, or content authors
- The hook mechanism. Refined from its inception to the generalizing categories of accumulators (hooks invokable via module_invoke_all) and alterators (hook_*_alter) while early/historical pseudo-hooks (hook_insert/update/delete…)
- The theme() mechanism, with its overlaid overrides, theme functions and templates
- Render arrays, with their properties (#) and items (no #)
- Online configuration, without a separate CLI installer/manager application (à la Django or Rails)
- Refusal to give in to the MVC for the benefits of theorists
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