Predictions for 2013

Drupal has tipped the scales.... there's no stopping Drupal now.

The Themers are bringing some really great stuff to us.

This of course will bring more newbies and with that more of a support load.

But, we grew out of diapers a few years ago.

The Doc team has done a great job, I mean really great.

And everyday there are more and more training videos.

More people are using the related Module support forum, rather than the main Drupal forum (post-now what).

The Reflection comes to Modules.

Drupal is moving so fast now - the modules are falling behind. Some of the Module sections are beginning to remind me of D4.5/5 days. If you needed a working version, you were pulling code from the forums and patching yourself. In many cases, the best working version is the DEV version and even that is dated over 3 months since last update. I'm not poking at developers or maintainers, just stating what I see.

Maintainers only have so much time available ---- with jobs, family and trying to have a life with no free time. Other Maintainers have stepped up to fill any major hole or adopted some poor module left alone and orphaned on the curbside. Perhaps over stepped up, out of loyalty to Drupal and the crew.

If Drupal grows faster than the modules, its going to look like D4/5 days, with a much larger crowd limping and gripping.

Not only has Drupal become a open source super star, but also a proud leader and inspiring example of people working together as a common goal community together for the good of all. (who ever thought working remotely from home in your underwear was the path to bliss - lol)

Drupal might be a small world, but everyone here makes me proud and gives me hope that someday the world can be a better place.