I believe that, even though some of the code is so old, Automattic is doing a great job moving the game forward.
Take the Jetpack plugin for example.
It is a super-great plugin with many features that are good and low on memory in the system.
If you take a look at the Jetpack code you'll see some improvements over there.
It will take time to rewrite the whole wordpress code without breaking chances, but for now I can't praise the WP community enough, and Automattic too, for such easy to use product.
The whole wp.com integration (with automatic upgrades and so on) also makes everything much better.
BTW you can also customize wordpress with no code, but you'll have to use a theme for that (Thesis is a great example, if you want to try it).
Also, yes, Drupal might be better from a code perspect, but I always got the feeling that the whole experience was not as good as wordpress.
HN is a developer-community, so I understand here it's just ok to think about how good the code is, but I don't think we should ignore the whole experience, because in the end that's what pays off.
Wordpress created a seamless experience from installation to use.
Yes, it might be a bit old-style, but it works so beautifully you just enjoy it.
Whenever I got a look at Drupal/Joomla administrations I always feel a bit lost, maybe it's just me, but I believe that is the key difference (together with simplicity and plugins) of the wordpress adoption.
Take the Jetpack plugin for example. It is a super-great plugin with many features that are good and low on memory in the system.
If you take a look at the Jetpack code you'll see some improvements over there.
It will take time to rewrite the whole wordpress code without breaking chances, but for now I can't praise the WP community enough, and Automattic too, for such easy to use product.
The whole wp.com integration (with automatic upgrades and so on) also makes everything much better.
BTW you can also customize wordpress with no code, but you'll have to use a theme for that (Thesis is a great example, if you want to try it).
Also, yes, Drupal might be better from a code perspect, but I always got the feeling that the whole experience was not as good as wordpress.
HN is a developer-community, so I understand here it's just ok to think about how good the code is, but I don't think we should ignore the whole experience, because in the end that's what pays off. Wordpress created a seamless experience from installation to use. Yes, it might be a bit old-style, but it works so beautifully you just enjoy it. Whenever I got a look at Drupal/Joomla administrations I always feel a bit lost, maybe it's just me, but I believe that is the key difference (together with simplicity and plugins) of the wordpress adoption.