---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/drupalcon-prague-2022'
title: 'DrupalCon Prague 2022'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-04T03:22:00+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 16
---

# DrupalCon Prague 2022

![Text reads "Drupal is a powerful platform for ambitious site builders".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/ambitious-site-builders-640w.png)

![Text on slide reads "Caring about Drupal equals caring about the Open Web".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/caring-drupal-caring-open-web-640w.png)

![Opening slide of my keynote presentation. The slide reads "DriesNote DrupalCon Prague 2022".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/driesnote-640w.png)

![A timeline that shows the Drupal 10 release date and the Drupal 9 end-of-life date.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/drupal-10-timeline-640w.png)
*Drupal 10 will be released on December 14, 2022. This gives site owners until November 2023 to update from Drupal 9 to Drupal 10.*

![A pie chart that shows that many modules are ready, or close to ready, for Drupal 10.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/drupal-10-upgrade-easiest-yet-640w.png)
*We recently released the first Drupal 10 beta release. At the time we released Drupal 10 beta-1, 3 times as many modules were ready compared to when we released Drupal 9 beta-1. More than a 1,000 modules are already ready for Drupal 10!*

![A bell curve chart that shows Drupal getting easier to use and maintain. Drupal 9 and Drupal 10 are easier than Drupal 8.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/drupal-getting-easier-640w.png)
*Thanks to various focused initiatives, Drupal is starting to get easier. Drupal 8 was peak difficulty.*

![Text reads: "Drupal has such a large impact on the digital landscape that we have to care about security, stability, etc.".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/impact-and-reputation-640w.png)
*With great impact comes great responsibility.*

![Text on slide reads "We have to do everything we can to protect the Open Web".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/protect-the-open-web-640w.png)

![Four people ride a fast-moving escalator in a Prague metro station, smiling and looking back at the camera.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/prague-escalator-640w.jpg)
*The escalators in Prague's metro stations are fast-moving.*

![A bird's eye view of Prague and the Vltava River](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/view-from-stalin-plaza-prague-640w.jpg)
*A view of Prague and the Vltava River. Photo taken from Stalin Plaza.*

![Blue Drupal-branded Converse shoes displayed at an Acquia booth, with people admiring them in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/drupal-converse-shoes-640w.jpg)
*Acquia handed out Drupal-branded Converse shoes. They were in high-demand!*

![Algorave](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/algorave-640w.jpg)
*To celebrate Drupal's 21st birthday, Acquia hired <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra\_Cardenas">Alexandra Cárdenas</a> for the DrupalCon Prague welcome reception. Alexandra is at the forefront of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorave">Algorave</a> scene. She makes music by live coding. You could see her music algorithms on the big monitor. Pretty amazing to watch!*

![Dries delivering his keynote at DrupalCon Prague. The slide in the background reads 'Good software cares about end users'.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/good-software-cares-about-end-users-640w.jpg)
*Delivering my keynote at DrupalCon Prague. Photo by Paul Johnson.*

![Dries sitting in a chair answering questions from the audience.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/driesnote-qa-640w.jpg)
*Answering questions from the audience after my keynote at DrupalCon Prague. Photo by Paul Johnson.*

![Taavi Kotka sitting at a table in a meeting room](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/taavi-kotka-640w.jpg)
*Meeting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taavi\_Kotka">Taavi Kotka</a>, Estonia's first CIO.*

![Drupal Core Committers having a beer together](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-prague-2022/drupal-core-committers-beer-640w.jpg)
*Some Drupal Core Committers having a beer together! I stepped away for a few minutes, and Alex Pott captured this photo using my camera.*