I have been recently introduced to the Kohana PHP Framework. I can say, after just a bit of research and few hours of using the framework, that I can already realize the benefits of using such a package.

Kohana is a fork of the CodeIgniter PHP Framework. I do not have any experience with the CodeIgniter Framework, so unfortunately I cannot provide an efficient compare/contrast between the two.

As my development with the framework progresses, I will definitely post more information.

Drupal development has definitely been challenging but rewarding. I have been working to further extend both drupal and civicrm. I had the need to give individual users access to certain nodes and found the content access module to fit that need. On top of needing per-node access control, the nodes we needed to apply access to did not yet have a module available to produce these results.

Essentially we were looking to use the civicrm apis (v2) to extract event particpants on a per-event basis. Long story short, the module was successfully created giving us a new content type properly named civievent reporting.

More to come...

I have spent most of the past 4 years just channel surfing the internet, why... well previously I wasn't quite sure. Maybe there are a few classes I should take to overcome my internet addictions. But overall I feel that I have gained so much knowledge, some random, and have often attempted to become a quick online millionaire myself. However, I spend much of my time like a fat kid with ADD and feel like I want to follow all my bright ideas but have yet to honestly finish a project as I intend. Is it because I am bored? Am I lazy? I would probably say neither. Between myself, Brendon and my other friends, I think we all have a drive to create and creatively think about products on a constant basis. I suppose if I were filthy rich, I could afford to draw out my plans and hire others to complete them. Until then, I will keep many irons in the fire.