As a beginning developer who spent the majority of the last three months learning front-end javascript frameworks and the MEAN stack, I was anxious to get re-acquainted with Drupal, all of its ‘isms, and the storied community behind it. But besides tired feet, a hangover, and a backpack stuffed with free swag, what would I take away from it all?

Looking back, it’s tough to capture all the remarkable insights from such interrelated sessions and do them justice in a single blog post, but I did come across several ideas from the con that stuck with me in one way or another. So...Read more