Dr. Dre
I successfully defended my PhD last week -- you can find a copy of my PhD dissertation on my resume page. As Dries is derived from Andre, and Dre is short for Andre, you can call me Dr. Dre now. ;-)
On Monday, I'll be packing up my desk at Ghent University, and as of Tuesday, I'll turn full-time to my hobby for the first time in seven years. I fully expect that to be a whole lot of hard work, but I'm really looking forward to finally being able to unleash my raw passion and energy in a very focused manner.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to my two advisers, Prof. Koen De Bosschere and Prof. Lieven Eeckhout for offering me the chance to be part of their research group and for having been extraordinary mentors. I'd also like to thank my colleagues at Ghent University who provided an enjoyable research environment and who have helped me understand how to do research. Thanks!
Congratulations Dre!
January 27, 2008 - 21:33Congradulations!
January 27, 2008 - 21:38Good luck with Acquia!
/me goes on wishing he could work at a Drupal company full-time too
Dr. Dré
Catchy! I like it :) So cool that it almost makes me forget that you've had to go through boatloads of work to be able to name yourself like that. Congratulations! ;)
P.S.: you didn't just do that PhD for the name, did you?
January 27, 2008 - 21:42Congratulations Dr. Dre!!
January 27, 2008 - 21:49congrats man! I got a couple of friends who became "Dr." and I think I know from a distance how much work it is and how much frustration comes with it.
And I know first hand how much time "being a dad" is. So kudos for combining those two (as well to Karlijn for putting up with you :-).
January 27, 2008 - 21:54Congratulations Dr. Dré! You'll be scouting for new artists, no? ;)
January 27, 2008 - 22:00Gefeliciteerd met je doctoraat en succes met je nieuwe bedrijf dat je volgens de kranten gestart bent.
January 27, 2008 - 22:07Congratulations Doc! =)
January 27, 2008 - 22:11From one Dr. to another, congrats. It's quite an accomplishment, almost as big as Drupal itself ;)
Charlie
January 27, 2008 - 22:28Congrats man! Good thing, specially when it is over ...
It took me a while to get used to "Dries", only to have Dries Knappen confuse me. Then a couple of years to learn how to spell Buytaert, only to find a blog on the Drupal planet with Kris Buytaert!
Now Dr. Dre? I will try to practice that.
Congratulations again ...
January 27, 2008 - 22:32Well done, you deserve it!
You are lucky that you can work on what you like most (Drupal). And the community is also lucky that Acquia will make Drupal better.
January 27, 2008 - 22:35Many and heart-felt congratulations. I remember the tremendous sense of relief and freedom I felt in the months after finishing my Ph.D.
January 27, 2008 - 22:37Way to go! I admire your dedication. That is one hell of a lot of work. I stopped at BS. That was all the more school I could take. LOL
Michelle
January 27, 2008 - 22:37WOW!! Huge congratulations to you, Dr. :) I know that this has been something you've been working on since before I've known you, and that you have dedicated tons of time and dedication to its pursuit. Much respect.
Can't wait to see what awesome things you're about to pursue next. :)
January 27, 2008 - 22:51Congratulations Dr.
Now the fun begins!
January 27, 2008 - 22:54Dude, huge congrats! I guess you can't really sit back and relax now since you've got a company to kick start... but don't forget to savor the moment and enjoy your family time.
Keep rockin' it, Dre. We're all crazy proud :)
(p.s. who's your Snoop Dogg?)
January 27, 2008 - 22:57Congratulations, Dries. You've done a great job leading the project while being a PhD student and neither of these things are is a minor commitment. Looking forward to good things from your work at Acquia.
January 27, 2008 - 23:03Congratulation! This will put a whole new meaning to the question, "Is there a doctor in the house?"
January 27, 2008 - 23:04Congratulations! As for the environment, well ... the feeling is mutual ;-)
I am not sure we actually helped you understand how to do research (I hope you do not count the cover-your-desk-with-paper-so-you-look-busy principle is included), I think it is a road to be walked together by those aspiring to be called Dr. (if only when nobody else is around ;-) And if we showed you things, you showed us Things.
January 27, 2008 - 23:15Congratulations Dr. Dre.
January 27, 2008 - 23:50Proficiat Dries!
January 28, 2008 - 00:09En veel succes gewenst met de 'hobby'!
Congratulations Dr. Dre!
January 28, 2008 - 00:21Excellent!
January 28, 2008 - 00:30The doctor is in! Way to go, Doc!
January 28, 2008 - 01:08Congrats, Dries. Looking forward to what you can do when you're not slacking off in Java land :P
January 28, 2008 - 01:24LOL! Congrats, Dries!
January 28, 2008 - 02:06Congratulations, Dries!
January 28, 2008 - 07:03Congratulations Dries! Maybe now is a good time to change the text on your header image ;)
January 28, 2008 - 07:17Congratulations Dries! We'll be sure to get you some theme music when you enter the room at DrupalCon Boston ;)
January 28, 2008 - 07:46Congrats Dries. The doctor is in!
January 28, 2008 - 07:58awesome!!! good job!!! keep up the good work... in love with Drupal!!!
January 28, 2008 - 09:06Congrats Dries!
January 28, 2008 - 11:03Hearty congratulations, and that's heady stuff:
... profile information is used to identify frequently executed methods, and to help the JVM make better optimization decisions at runtime. ... To control the overhead, it uses a sampling mechanism rather than instrumentation. Hence, we called this contribution HPM-sampling. We illustrate that by propagating profile information captured by the hardware to the Java Virtual Machine, we are able to identify frequently executed methods faster and more accurately compared to profiling techniques implemented in software.
What if anything might be applicable to extreme PHP optimization? Not to be too insular or anything ;-) (Although for the Java people also stopping by to congratulates Dries, who want a FOSS web project, http://SocialWay.org needs you!)
January 28, 2008 - 11:29Congratulations. I know exactly how much work and stress can be involved in getting a PhD. Good luck with the new 'job' :)
January 28, 2008 - 11:54Congrats Dries! This is great news. I expect great things as your hobby becomes your career! See you in Boston.
January 28, 2008 - 13:36Congratulations Dr. Dre!
January 28, 2008 - 16:29Successssss!
Proficiat. Jammer dat de verdediging blijkbaar meteen het voorlopige einde van je aanwezigheid aan de UGent betekent, hetgeen vanzelfsprekend jammer is voor de instelling.
January 28, 2008 - 16:44Mazel tov, Dr Dre.
January 28, 2008 - 19:29At last! Congrats Dr. Dre !
January 28, 2008 - 19:34Proficiat.
Zander.
January 28, 2008 - 19:58Congratulations on a job well done - the best of luck with Acquia :)
January 28, 2008 - 21:44Congratulations Dr. Dre, that is great news. And good luck with your full time Drupal journey. You have already brought so much to so many with your "hobby".
January 28, 2008 - 23:22Nice work, Dries! I know how hard you worked for this and all that you set aside to achieve this goal. I'm really happy for you and excited that you'll finally be able to unleash yourself into Drupal. Drupal 7 doesn't know what its got coming!
January 30, 2008 - 17:07With great excitement, we look forward to your return to the Drupal forum (as if you ever left - doctor, father, husband and frequent poster - how do you do it!?)
Congratulations and Respects to Dr Dre!
January 30, 2008 - 18:08Proficiat Dr.
Opgelet als je van jouw hobby je werkt maakt. Ik heb het ook meegemaakt 7 jaar geleden toen ik ICT-coördinator werd in 5 basisscholen. Ik had toen plots geen hobby meer en de grens tussen hobby en werk kan ik nog altijd niet trekken. Vandaar dat mijn vrouw soms vraagt: Wanneer ga jij eens een normale hobby hebben zoals lezen?
Gelukkig kan ik af en toe genieten van de fotografie, een hobby die jij geloof ik ook beoefent.
January 30, 2008 - 20:40Congratulation man! Finally!
January 31, 2008 - 11:42Quadrupal w00t! Gefeliciteerd Dries! I think your star and Drupal's have yet to really start shining - and become one of the brightest ones on the internet.
January 31, 2008 - 20:32Congrats. I just graduated with my undergrad and have joined the labor force. Good luck with whatever route you decide to take.
February 1, 2008 - 03:09Well done!
Now you will have to change your banner at the top of your personal web site...
No longer "PHD student at the University of Ghent (Belgium)"
Now something like
Founder of Acquia, providing value-added software products and services for Drupal
or whatever you like!
R
February 2, 2008 - 01:03Parabéns Dr. Dre! Someday I want to understand Java so depth as you do! =D
February 4, 2008 - 21:26Congratulations, Dries! Your are a great role model.
Can you help us out on the pronunciation of Dr. Dre? Is it pronounced "Dreee" or "Dray"? -- or somehow else?
Learning how to pronounce Buytaert is too challenging a goal to set (I'm pleased now that I can spell it without having to look it up), but, with a little help, I think I can get "Dr. Dre" right.
February 5, 2008 - 17:07:)
Congrats and good luck with your new venture :)
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