Starting with Drupal: Tools and Lessons from a Junior Developer’s Journey

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Marien Regnault shares lessons learned from her transition into Drupal development after a career in journalism. Recruited as a junior developer in 2019, her first task involved building a multilingual module, which became a major learning experience. In her post for Evolving Web, she outlines practical tips for new developers, including mastering Drush for code generation, using DDEV for local environments, and leveraging the Examples for Developers module. She highlights essential tools like Devel and Xdebug for debugging, and PhpStorm for efficient coding. Marien encourages new developers to engage with the Drupal community and use AI tools wisely. Her experience offers a structured, tool-driven guide for those starting out in Drupal.

Source Reference

Title

What I Wish I Knew When Starting with Drupal

Byline

Marien Regnault

Date of Publication

27 March 2025

Organization

Evolving Web

Drupal

Drupal Development

Drush

DDEV

Evolving Web

Drupal Community

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