It seems that Content Management Systems are a growing fad in the world of web development. After all, why code something from scratch that is already included in a system or can be implemented by uploading a module into a file directory?

Unfortunately, most CMS's aren't as intuitive as you might originally think. This often leaves developers wondering which system best meets their needs and whether or not it's worth investing the time into becoming more familiar with a system. Hopefully this article might help answer some of those questions.

This is a bit of a brain dump - and is in no way a complete list - but it may be helpful to someone (especially the drupal theming bit).
My work flow is to first get the nuts and bolts of the site working - then play with the design - and finally add the content.
Assuming you have a basic install of drupal then here we go!