DRUPAL is a CMS ( CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ) that I use for most web projects. It is a web development framework, but its not the same as something like RAILS. Best idea is to review the links
Keep something in mind when reviewing DRUPAL vs. other CMS's. Its true that there are more Joomla and WordPress sites out there. But they are simple sites that really dont do much. DRUPAL runs the largest, most sophisticated projects on the net, with organizations that have almost limitless funds that could have chosen any platform they wanted.
With that in mind, DRUPAL an more than handle just about anything that you are interested in doing. Its just a matter of finding some one that knows how to use DRUPAL.
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