Binding: Paperback
List price: $44.99 USD
Amazon price: $29.69 USD

This book is already an Amazon.com bestseller, the third day after its publication. If you're serious about developing with Drupal, this is the book to get! There's no book on Drupal I could recommend more!

Amazon.com Description 

Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems in use today. With it, you can create a variety of community-driven sites, including blogs, forums, wiki-style sites, and much more. Pro Drupal Development was written to arm you with knowledge to customize your Drupal installation however you see fit. Authors John VanDyk and Matt Westgate delve into Drupal internals, showing you how to truly take advantage of its powerful architecture.

You'll learn how to write your own modules, create your own themes while adhering to best practices that keep your site easy to maintain. You'll learn the inner workings of each key part of Drupal, including user management, sessions, the node system, caching, and the various APIs available to you. Of course, your Drupal-powered site isn't effective until you can efficiently serve pages to your visitors. As such, the authors have included the information you need to optimize your Drupal installation to perform well under high-load situations. Also featured is information on Drupal security and integration of Ajax and the internationalization of your Drupal web site. Simply put, if you are working with Drupal at all, then you need this book!

• This book is written by Drupal core developers.
• Drupal architecture and behavior are mapped out visually.
• Common pitfalls are identified and addressed.
• Chapters provide regular discussion and reference to why things work they way they do, not just how.
• The book features a foreword by Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder.