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+[2]Dries Buytaert
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+[3]Blog [4]Projects [5]Photos [6]About
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+[7]A blog is a biography
+
+A mother in bed holds a newborn baby, surrounded by three formally dressed
+adults in a hospital room. My mom as a newborn in her mother's arms, surrounded
+by my grandparents and great-grandparents.
+
+I never knew my great grandparents. They left no diary, no letters, only a
+handful of photographs. Sometimes I look at those photos and wonder what they
+cared about. What were their days like? What made them laugh? What problems
+were they working through?
+
+Then I realize it could be different for my descendants. A long-running blog
+like mine is effectively an autobiography.
+
+So far, it captures nearly twenty years of my life: my PhD work, the birth of
+my children, and the years of learning how to lead Drupal and build a
+community. It even captures the excitement of starting two companies, and the
+lessons I learned along the way.
+
+And in recent years, it captures the late night posts where I try to make sense
+of what AI might change. They are a snapshot of a world in transition. One day,
+it may be hard to remember AI was ever new.
+
+In a way, a blog is a digital time capsule. It is the kind of record I wish my
+great grandparents had left behind.
+
+I did not start blogging with this in mind. I wrote to share ideas, to think
+out loud, to guide the Drupal community, and to connect with others. The
+personal archive was a side effect.
+
+Now I see it differently. Somewhere in there is a version of me becoming a
+father. A version trying to figure out how to build something that lasts. A
+version wrestling, late at night, with technology changes happening in front of
+me.
+
+If my grandchildren ever want to know who I was, they will not have to guess.
+They will be able to hear my voice.
+
+If that idea feels compelling, this might be a good time to start a blog or a
+website. Not to build a large audience, but just to leave a trail. Future you
+may be grateful you began.
+
+— Dries Buytaert
+
+Join 5,000+ readers. Two decades building Drupal and Acquia. Thoughts on Open
+Source, technology, and business.
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+December 12, 2025 1 min read time
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+  • [12]Digital preservation
+  • [13]My site
+  • [14]Writing
+
+[15] db
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+References:
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+[1] https://dri.es/status
+[2] https://dri.es/
+[3] https://dri.es/blog
+[4] https://dri.es/projects
+[5] https://dri.es/photos
+[6] https://dri.es/about
+[7] https://dri.es/a-blog-is-a-biography
+[10] https://dri.es/rss.xml
+[11] mailto:dries@buytaert.net
+[12] https://dri.es/tag/digital-preservation
+[13] https://dri.es/tag/my-site
+[14] https://dri.es/tag/writing
+[15] https://dri.es/colophon