---
title: "Climbing the Drupal Ladder"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/climbing-the-drupal-ladder"
type: episode
date: 2012-11-16
updated: 2014-02-06
---

# Climbing the Drupal Ladder

#  Climbing the Drupal Ladder 

  

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In this episode [Addison Berry](https://www.lullabot.com/who-we-are/addison-berry) talks with [Bryan Hirsch](http://drupal.org/user/250093) (bryanhirsch), [Kay VanValkenburgh](http://drupal.org/user/222673) (kay\_v), and [Brock Boland](http://drupal.org/user/660472) (BrockBoland) about the [Drupal Ladder](http://DrupalLadder.org), a community project to get more people involved in Drupal core, while also learning valuable skills for their Drupal work. What is it, what's the goal, and the whys and hows about jumping in are covered.

### Podcast notes

[Introduction to Omega 3.x video series](https://drupalize.me/course/introduction-omega-3x)  
[Drupal Global Training Days](http://drupal.org/learn-drupal)  
[Drupalize.Me "What is Drupal?" workshop](https://drupalize.me/drupal-global-training-day-dec-14) (Dec. 14)

[DrupalLadder.org](http://drupalladder.org)  
[Drupal Ladder group discussion](http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-ladder)  
[Drupal Ladder distribution](http://drupal.org/project/drupalladder)  
Drupal Ladder IRC channel: #drupal-ladder  
[Core Mentoring](http://drupal.org/core-mentoring)  
[DrupalOfficeHours.org](http://drupalofficehours.org)  
[xjm's core presentation with some stats](http://xjm.drupalgardens.com/blog/core-and-you) (from Aug 2011)

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