On a number of occasions in the last year, we've created new websites that required importing a great deal of content from an old website. Instead of going through the hassle (not to mention the sheer length of time) of entering each page via the node insert form, it's much easier to utilize the programmatic node insert feature of Drupal.

One of the best things about developing in Drupal 6 is the almost limitless ability to hook into core functions, contributed modules, and being able to tailor Drupal to meet your individual needs. For me, a lot of these awesome features involve the ability to programmatically utilize Drupal core modules, such as Views and CCK.

Over the course of the past decade many different content management systems have come, stayed, and gone. Even today we see hundreds of players competing within the U.S. market using different models in order to capture niche verticals. As software continually expands it also becomes commoditized and features once considered to be "amazing" are par for the course.