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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