Why this blog

I have been thinking about creating just another blog for many years now; the time has come for this step.

Who am I?

My name is Marco Pagliarulo. I was born in Taranto, Italy, in 1980. Building things and understanding how things work under the hood have always been attractive to me. So then, Software Engineering was my path; what else? I am a so-called self-taught person, but actually every colleague I worked with, every blog post I read, has contributed to my professional path. In the end, I am not self-taught; I am a professional shaped by those who shared their knowledge.

Why another blog?

I have wanted to create my blog for many years now, never having time (maybe it was the simplest excuse I could find for myself). Then, blogs became a market, with fierce competition; I was only interested in sharing; the editorial competition was not the place for me. My motivation to share is that if I help one single person with one post, then it is enough to share.

Why Drupheus.dev?

Drupheus is the crasis between Drupal and Morpheus (my favourite character from one of my favourite movies).

Why now?

Two main reasons removed the deadlock and motivated me to start this journey: AI and Drupal. We are going toward an internet made by AI for AI, where the people are just the final consumer of a synthetic economy. (Don’t get me wrong, I am not anti-AI; I use it in my daily work, and probably I’ll post here about it. I just don’t think we need it everywhere.) I grew up with the early internet, the one with forums, blogs, web portals, and news aggregators. The time when HTML was very limited, the webpages looked awkward, the internet connection was slow (how to forget the dial-up sound). The internet was limited, tough, slow, but wonderful. There was a strong sharing culture; toxic interactions were not a thing; At the time, what mattered was content, quality content. Today, AI-generated content is often meaningless, in some cases even annoying. As AI-generated content grows on the Internet, I strongly think that we need more human content for human beings.

The second reason why now is Drupal. I attended my first DrupalCon Europe in Rotterdam last week. I discovered Drupal in 2007; if I am not wrong, it was still Drupal 5. Drupal has been a central part of my professional career for almost 20 years now. After being dragged away from Drupal as the primary technology on my workday, I made my return when I joined Big Blue Door. With them, I share the passion for Drupal and the goal to make an impact on everyday’s person life. BTW, thanks to Big Blue Door to make possible for me to attend DrupalCon.

I have been re-energized by all the people I met in Rotterdam; I have been inspired by Dries; so let’s do my little part in the scope of The Drupal Advocacy Program.

What’s the plan?

I aim to publish at least one post every week. The target is to get one takeaway from my working week and share the lesson learned that is most valuable.

Get in contact?

If you want to get in contact with me, you can find me on Linkedin. If you are interested in my activity within the Drupal community, check my profile. While you are here, take a look at LocalGov Drupal; it is a growing Drupal distribution built to help councils in the UK. I am proud to be part of this community as well.