Drupal or Umbraco: which is easiest for a junior dev/designer to come to terms with?

Question

Hi,

Out of Drupal and Umbraco, in your opinion which CMS would be easiest for a junior dev / designer to come to terms with?

Initial configuration will be by an experienced developer, with handover to an in-house junior. I'm not a programmer, so forgive my terminology - but is one built using a more common language than the other, for instance? Are there particular traps / benefits of each one? Also, which one has a more active developer community?

I realise it's really hard to do this if you haven't worked in both, but I'd really appreciate any thoughts to help with choosing between these two systems - both of which meet our stated business requirements.

Thanks so much for your help,

V

Answer 1

As I said in my comment, ideally you should leave this decision up to the developer in question. As choosing a CMS based on their choice of language will cut down development time considerably.

The strongest trait Drupal brings onto the table, is the fact that it has been around for quite some time and has a huge community supporting it. Its choices/options of modules are also very extensive as this would be a good point to factor into your decision. The documentation and guides that are available freely on the net may also aid your junior developer.

Just my 2 cents.