Blog Posts - Author: Mohammed Hani Shaik

From “First Time” to “Okay, I Know Where the Coffee Is” Last year, DrupalCon introduced me to the chaos, community, and caffeine-fueled magic of tech conferences. This time around, I walked into Chicago like a slightly upgraded character. Same developer, but with better stats: +10 confidence +5 networking +1 sense of direction (still buggy) Chicago greeted us with towering buildings, icy-cold streets, and a venue that felt both massive and welcoming. And once again, I wasn’t alo

spoiler: it changed everything, including my taste in Southern fried chicken Big Rooms, Big Talks, Bigger Feelings Before this, I had never been to a tech conference. Or on a work trip. Or… really, anything that involved packing more than one set of business casual. So, when I landed in Atlanta for DrupalCon 2025, I was carrying equal parts curiosity, excitement, and a healthy pinch of “please-don’t-let-me-get-lost-in-the-venue.” Spoiler: the venue was stunning. I didn’t get lost (much

Last May I graduated with a Computer Science degree. YAY! I was so ready to tackle the world's problems by inverting binary trees and reversing linked lists. Little did I know, the world runs on much more complex systems and problems. Dependency Missing: Self-Worth Module Unavailable I started my new job thinking I was ready – I thought that university had equipped me with all I needed to succeed as a developer. However, I found myself in a whirlwind of new information when I landed my first r