Dries Buytaert

Computer programmer and Drupal creator

Dries Buytaert - Computer programmer and Drupal creator
Born

November 19th, 1978
46 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Belgium

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Created and maintained Drupal, an open-source content management framework. Contributed to the growth of the online publishing community through the development of a widely-used platform for website development. Actively engages in discussions about web technology and software development practices. Co-founded Acquia, a software company that provides cloud services and enterprise solutions for Drupal.

Developed Drupal as an open-source project

Co-founded Acquia to support Drupal users

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