Interviews

  • Exploring the Path of a Drupal Maven: Insights from Bakul Ahluwalia

    Join us for an exclusive interview with Bakul Ahluwalia, a Software Development Manager at Adcetera, and a passionate Drupal expert with four Acquia certifications under his belt. As an organizer of DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023, Bakul shares insights into his responsibilities and initiatives within the Drupal community. ...more
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  • Drupal Is an Extremely Robust and Secure Choice: Jeremy Chinquist

    Uncover the insights of Jeremy Chinquist, as we delve into his expertise in project management and his dedication to fostering the Drupal community in this exclusive interview. ...more
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  • Collaboration with FOSS Communities Help Cross-Pollination of Ideas: Nico Grienauer

    Interview with Nico Grienauer, CEO of acolono and the lead organiser of Drupal Developer Days 2023, Vienna. In this Interview, Nico speaks about the importance of non code contributions and what to expect from #DDD_2023 ...more
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  • A Drupal Developer with a Goal to Develop Young Developers | Interview with Sibu Stephen

    In this interview with The Drop Times, Sibu Stephen delves into his connection with Drupal, career and various other aspects. ...more
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  • Creating a Relaxed Learning Environment | DC Asheville 23

    Welcome to a  glimpse behind the virtual curtains of Drupal Camp Asheville. The interview provides a glimpse into the dedication, passion, and community-focused mindset of the organizing committee behind Drupal Camp Asheville. ...more
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  • I Wanted to Be Close To Drupal and The Community | Alex Moreno

    The Drupal Association recently welcomed Alejandro Moreno López to its team. TDT had the opportunity to learn more about Moreno's involvement with Drupal, his experience at DrupalCon Pittsburgh 23, and his role as a Drupal Innovation Coordinator. ...more
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  • Marketing to Me Is About Being Empathetic; Shefali Shetty | DrupalCon Pittsburgh 23

    Shefali Shetty's role is both exciting and challenging, and She has immersed herself in the world of Drupal, contributing actively to its community and promoting its powerful capabilities. TDT reached out to Shefali to interview her about her Drupal Journey . ...more
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  • Good Sleep, Superpowers, Open Source: An Interview with Dries Buytaert

    Aidan Dean Dunn (TDT) sits down with Dries Buytaert , creator of Drupal in a busy Starbucks to talk about Drupal, the use of open source, DrupalCon Pittsburgh... ...more
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  • Suchi Garg Reveals Key Responsibilities and Exciting Experiences at DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023

    Discover the insights and experiences of Suchi Garg, Technical Manager at Salsa Digital and organizing committee member of DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023. In an exclusive interview with The Drop Times, Suchi discusses her responsibilities as a member of the Speakers Review Committee and her exciting involvement in the marketing committee. Get a glimpse into the DrupalCon North America and the valuable contributions of Suchi to the Drupal community. ...more
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  • A Drupal Multipotentialite Bert Boerland

    TDT sends out an interview questionnaire to ask Bert all about his Drupal Journey. Bert Boerland is theco-initiator of the DrupalJam movement, a handbook writer and a Drupal evangelist. ...more
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  • Drupal Presented the Ideal Platform for Me to Work with; Renato Gonçalves | DC Pittsburgh 23

    TDT speaks to Renato to hear from him about his journey with Drupal. Keeping DrupalCon in mind, TDT also got to ask a few questions about his session, CI&T's Drupal Competence Office (DCO) and his advice on receiving Acquia certifications ...more
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  • 'I Love to Spread the Word About Drupal' | Interview with Martin Anderson-Clutz | EvolveDrupal Montreal

    The future of Drupal is not dependent on the fortunes of a single organization, so if you do need to rebuild your site, an open source choice like Drupal is a much safer bet than proprietary vendors, who could decide to shift attention (and resources) away from their CMS products. ...more
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  • Curiosity and Desire Comes First; Marcin Maruszewski | DrupalCamp Poland

    Read the completed interview with Marcin Maruszewski who shares his Drupal experience, the challenging projects he faced and why he decided to speak about becoming a Drupal Contributor Drupal Camp Poland 2023 ...more
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  • Full Interview Transcript | Todd Ross Nienkerk, Co-founder of Four Kitchens

    Full Interview Transcript with Todd Ross Nienkerk, Co-founder of Four Kitchens. ...more
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  • DrupalSouth, Owen Lansbury Interview Full Transcript

    This is the full interview transcript of TDT's conversation with Owen Lansbury; Drupal South ...more
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  • Be Patient with Drupal: Akseli Miettinen | DC Finland 2023

    For beginners my advice is to be patient. Drupal is a very complicated Content Management System and not the most beginner-friendly CMS. But that makes it more versatile and better suitable for bigger projects. ...more
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  • Owen Lansbury Talks to TDT About DrupalSouth 2023

    DrupalSouth is an annual conference devoted to Drupal. TDT conducted a zoom interview with Owen Lansbury, elected Chair of the Drupal South Steering Committee. He talked about the early beginnings of Drupal South, venue selection, volunteering opportunities and more.  ...more
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  • A Passionate Farmer Who Found Drupal by Chance | Interview with Shani Maurya | Midcamp23

    TDT reached out to Shani Maurya to interview him on his journey with Drupal and to ask a few questions about his session and what he thinks about implementing Drupal Camps in India ...more
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  • Good Accessibility Requires a Team Effort | Interview with Mike Gifford

    Mike Gifford, Drupal's Core Accessibility Maintainer and a Senior Strategist at Civic Action talks to TDT about his extensive and deep-rooted involvements with digital accessibility. ...more
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  • Self Learner to Impactful Mentor: Interview with Ashraf Abed | MidCamp 23

    Drupal makes the 'easy' tasks more difficult, and more difficult tasks much easier. That dynamic makes Drupal perfect for more ambitious projects that would otherwise be quite complex. ...more
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  • Assess Current Needs and Take Websites to the Next Level: Interview with Kalaiselvan Swamy | MidCamp 23

    Machine Learning has a lot of applications in Drupal, particularly for editors. The community is already using many modules, the latest being the integration of ChatGPT.  ...more
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  • The Boy Who Built His Website at 11: Interview with Matt Glaman | MidCamp 23

    Matt has always been fascinated with Drupal and knows it to be an extremely powerful framework for building applications. ...more
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  • Good Design Can Be Measured: Jill Moraca | DrupalCamp NJ

    Learn more about how Princeton University became interested in Drupal in 2010. Jill Moraca also shares her thoughts on the success of DrupalCamp NJ 2023 and hopes for a stronger turnout for the 2024 event. ...more
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  • Owning It, Giving Back and Building It Better: Interview with John Doyle

    Follow through with TDT's interview with John Doyle Founder Digital Polygon and how the idea for his company came about. ...more
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  • Just Keep Showing Up, and the Job Is Yours: Chris Wells | DrupalCamp NJ

    Chris is the founder of Redfin Solutions and a co-lead of Project Browser Initiative. TDT brings to you yet another interview that highlights the Drupal Journey of the presenters at the 2023 DrupalCamp NJ. Read into our conversation with Chris Wells ...more
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  • An Accidental Web Developer: Interview with Rick Hood | NERD Summit

    Rick Hood is an organizer of the NERD Summit. TDT interviewed Richard Hood to also look into what the NERD Summit 2023 is all about. This is the first interview prior to the NERD Summit 2023. ...more
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  • Shouldn’t Let Imposter Syndrome Keep You from Trying: John Jameson | DrupalCamp NJ

    "Like all the best positions, it is something we invented to fit a need." Says Digital Accessibility Developer at Princeton University, John Jameson in our recent interview with him. This is out First Interview for DrupalCamp NJ 2023. ...more
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  • Drupal Doesn't Always Have to Do Everything: Melissa Bent and April Sides | FLDC

    April Sides and Melissa Bent have spoken to TDT about their experience at FLDC 2023 "The two of us had already worked pretty closely on this topic so assigning the portions of the talk happened naturally" says Melissa. The past week TDT has been conducting written interviews with FLDC speakers regarding their Drupal journey and career. ...more
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  • We Will Tell You Anything That We Are Legally Able to; Jonathan Daggerhart | FLDC

    “Happiness is not the right metric by which to measure someone’s work life; “low-stress” might be better" Says Jonathan Daggerhart in his interview with TDT. Drupal Camp Florida is here, and as TDT is an in-kind sponsor we took this opportunity to speak to the FLDC session speakers. ...more
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  • Why Cypress Is the Core of Our Speech: Mark Shropshire | FLDC

    Interview with Mark Shropshire, one of the maintainers of Guardr Project, a security focussed Drupal Distribution. This interview is part of a series prior to the Florida DrupalCamp 2023. ...more
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