Recently we have been given large amounts of work in taking sites with hacked core or distributions. This has led to the beginnings of a 'best practices' document for such projects, and we will cover those for the benefit of the audience.

Topics covered will include

• What to get from the client
• Generally useful non-drupal tools
• Solution patterns
• Sample solutions
• When to Know You Can't Fix It

With several decades of software development experience, and over seven years of Drupal experience, John brings a wide range of experience to the development process.