I have seen many people either asking if Drupal is an application framework, or arguing that it is or isn't. There are varying opinions, with some arguing frameworks cant come with UI's or that they can't function out of the box without coding. For me the question is does it provide tools need to develop complex and robust applications, and make it easy to do so. I find myself leaning more and more choosing Drupal as the base for my web applications.

It's no suprise to anyone that 2009 was a tough year for companies of any size. Whether a start-up, small business, or mid to large sized company many felt the burn of decreased spending by clients, outsourced processes being pulled internally, and of course the dreaded "budget cut". The good news is looking back on 2009 there is an attitude of agressiveness and optimism moving into 2010.