---
title: "Past, Present, and Future of Drupal with Dries Buytaert and Matthew Tift"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/past-present-and-future-of-drupal"
type: episode
date: 2016-11-24
updated: 2016-11-24
---

# Past, Present, and Future of Drupal with Dries Buytaert and Matthew Tift

#  Past, Present, and Future of Drupal with Dries Buytaert and Matthew Tift 

  

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Matt and Mike talk with Drupal project lead Dries Buytaert and senior developer Matthew Tift to talk about the history of Drupal, what's currently going on, and what the future holds.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Dries Buytaert 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/dries2016.jpg?itok=FYs6Dxpw "dries2016.jpg") 

 Founder and project lead of the Drupal project, and co-founder and CTO of Acquia. Most importantly, UID 1 on Drupal.org. 

###  Matthew Tift 

 ![Matthew Tift wearing a red button down shirt in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/matthew-tift.jpg?itok=mOK-lYwN) 

 Lead engineer, yoga teacher, and free software activist

 [  More about Matthew   ](/about/matthew-tift) 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Lullabot Podcast Interview with Dries in 2006   ](/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/dries-buytaert)
- [  Who Sponsors Drupal Development?   ](/articles/who-sponsors-drupal-development)
- [  Matthew Tift's Presentation: Teaching Kids to Code - The Next Gen of Drupalers   ](http://2015.drupalcampcolorado.org/session/teaching-kids-code-next-gen-drupalers)
- [  Drupal.org issue for Matthew Tift's idea to add a call to action in the Drupal …   ](https://www.drupal.org/node/2830294)

 Published in:

- [  Community   ](/topics/community)
- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)