Drupal is no doubt one of the best CMS out there; Jekyll is no doubt one of the best static site generators out there. See where I'm going? And it's no longer just a concept, it is a complete installation profile called Dekyll.

The DrupalCon Portland BoF

So we had this idea, of combining Drupal and Jekyll. It was a result of building gizra.com with Jekyll. When I came to Portland I already knew that apart of the usual business schmoozing, and presenting OG and the Message stack, I wanted to get other people's opinion on our idea.

I was pleasantly surprised to see more than 20 people in the BoF (Birds of Feather) session. I had a vision of what I wanted but I still didn't have the elevator pitch for it. The discussion we had helped sharpen the way I can explain that vision. To quote Steve Persch (@stevector)

When I heard your idea I thought it's crazy. After the BoF I still thought it's crazy... but!

Before diving into Dekyll, let's understand what are the problems that it tries to solve.

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