Every time I come back to a Drupal project after working on other stacks,
there’s a short phase where everything feels… heavier than expected.

not necessarily bad just different:

• configuration layers
• content types + fields + views
• hooks / services / structure

but after spending some time with it, things start to click again and the flexibility becomes clear.

it made me wonder

is Drupal actually complex by nature,
or does it just feel that way because you need to stay “in its ecosystem” consistently to be comfortable with it?

especially compared to tools where you can jump in quickly after a break.

curious how others feel
does Drupal complexity go away with regular use,
or is it just part of the system regardless?