Dries Buytaert
@Dries
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Creator of Drupal, Drupal project lead, co-founder and Executive Chair of Acquia. Young Global Leader at WEF. Building the world we want to exist in.
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Joined March 2007
I just blogged my DrupalCon Vienna keynote at https://t.co/cpMxGrOwcM Many people don't realize how much Drupal has evolved or how much heart the community puts into it, so check it out! #drupal #drupalcon #php #openweb
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In my DrupalCon Vienna keynote, I talk about how Drupal is adapting to an AI-driven web through AI-enabled visual editing, site templates, autonomous agents, and workflow orchestration.
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When I was ten, my uncle gave me a Kasparov chess computer. Last night I was lucky enough to have dinner with Garry Kasparov. I also learned that Daniel Naroditsky, whose YouTube videos rekindled my love for the game, had passed away.
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To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution. https://t.co/k3yF0yMqYf
#foss #opensource #sovereignty
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To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.
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Drupal accidentally prepared for an AI-driven world. The architectural decisions that made Drupal 8 painful to adopt now make it uniquely capable of deep AI integration.
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Drupal accidentally prepared for AI. The architectural decisions that made Drupal 8 painful to adopt now make it uniquely capable of deep AI integration.
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AI is changing the digital agency model. Here is how and why it matters:
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AI is transforming digital agencies and web development at an accelerating pace. To stay relevant, agencies must evolve beyond commoditized technical work and reposition themselves around strategy,...
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The Open Web was built on a fair exchange: content in return for visitors. AI broke that deal. We need new systems to support creators, not leave them behind. My thoughts on Cloudflare's big announcement and ways forward: https://t.co/5SCdy3sVJV /cc @Cloudflare
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AI companies are breaking the web's economic model by extracting content without compensating creators, but new enforcement tools and content licensing marketplaces could restore fair compensation.
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How I use Obsidian to build a knowledge base that helps me think better, connect ideas in writing, and pursue projects. https://t.co/a1Nne8KOyc /cc @obsdmd @kepano
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How I use Obsidian to build a knowledge base that helps me think better, connect ideas in writing, and pursue projects.
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A few weeks ago, I started exploring how AI can improve alt-text for images on my website: https://t.co/kWn6rxaa43 /cc @simonw
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How I created an automated system that uses AI to generate alt-text for all the images on my website.
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Exciting news! This week, we launched the first-ever beta of Drupal CMS (Drupal Starshot)! đ Ready to dive in and explore? Follow my simple guide at https://t.co/uKxHCqlJKO. Your feedback is appreciated! đ
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Dries is the Founder and Project Lead of Drupal and the Co-founder and CTO of Acquia.
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If there was ever a time for Americans to hold the line against Big Tech, it is now. Overwhelming majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents do not trust Big Tech CEOs to act in our best interests. @bstein80
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Blog: I'm excited to share an experiment I've been working on: a solar-powered, self-hosted website running on a Raspberry Pi.
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How I built a solar-powered, self-hosted website with a Raspberry Pi to explore sustainable, local-first web hosting.
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In light of the recent discussions within the #WordPress community, I decided to share my perspective on the 'Maker-Taker challenge' in open source, drawing from my experience with #Drupal.
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How open source projects can balance Makers and Takers: lessons from Drupal's contribution credit system and recommendations for WordPress and other open source communities.
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Last week, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote at DrupalCon Europe. I demoed 17 key innovations in Drupal Starshot, including AI for site building, the experience builder, recipes, and more. Watch the demo at https://t.co/bMUOyOjNK2!
#DrupalCon #Drupal
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DrupalCon Barcelona 2024 DriesNote presentation
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I spent 30 minutes verifying that https://t.co/s1k61hB328 is ready for the upgrade to Drupal 11. It's ready, and I'm excited about it. I then spent another 30 minutes documenting the tools and workflow I use to update my custom Drupal code.
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Children are being sexualized, families are being destroyed, and the government doesn't want to do anything about it. Stand with us as we fight for families!
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Announcing Drupal Starshot sessions: https://t.co/qOLS9lTTBz First one is tomorrow!
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A few weeks ago at DrupalCon Portland, I announced Drupal Starshot, a project to create the new default download of Drupal. Built on Drupal Core, Drupal Starshot will include popular features from...
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This week, approximately 1,400 Drupal enthusiasts came together for DrupalCon North America in Portland, Oregon. As a matter of tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote, often referred to as "DriesNote".
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DrupalCon North America 2024 DriesNote presentation
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The #Drupal community will evolve the Layout Builder into the Experience Builder, enhancing its intuitiveness, expanding out-of-the-box functionality, and introducing in-browser theming capabilities. https://t.co/S9exbX7S3b
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The Drupal community will evolve the Layout Builder into the Experience Builder, enhancing its intuitiveness, expanding its out-of-the-box functionality, and introducing in-browser theming capabili...
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Great tutorial by @gaborhojtsy on how to update #Drupal modules to Drupal 11. The process leverages GitLab, Drupal Rector and Drupal's Project Update Bot to manage module compatibility and automate updates.
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Drupal's adoption of GitLab lead to five times faster test runtimes but for this post I will look at how it makes it much easier to update modules to a new major version. It is now possible to fully...
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At AEG, bold thinking drives us. Join a team where fresh ideas and new perspectives shape the future of live events.
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How I created a Champagne and wine monitoring system using open hardware and Drupal as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) backend. Sometimes, more is more!
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How I created a Champagne and wine monitoring system using open hardware and Drupal as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) backend. Sometimes, more is more!
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Next week, I'm traveling to Japan and Australia. My goal is to connect with the local #Drupal community in each country, discussing the future of Drupal, learning from each other, and collaborating. See https://t.co/afFVh5v1JZ. Hope to see some of you there!
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Dries is the Founder and Project Lead of Drupal and the Co-founder and CTO of Acquia.
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Two years ago, I launched a simple Web3 website using IPFS and ENS. Back then, Web3 tools were getting a lot of buzz. After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting. https://t.co/VkiXsk1Yy3
#web3 #ipfs #ens
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After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting.
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