Soundings
A carefully curated collection of insights, strategies, and writings from the Rudder team—designed to help navigate complex digital challenges with clarity, simplicity, and purpose.
- Posted 2025-10-12
Drupal Is More Than a CMS: Building Data Platforms and APIs That Power Real Systems
When most people hear "Drupal," they immediately think of content management: articles, pages, blocks, and menus. But what makes Drupal truly powerful isn't just how it manages content. It's how it can also model data, enforce governance, and share that d
Matthew CristCo-Founder, Chief of Technology - Posted 2025-08-09
Drupal is dying
Not because it is useless. Because the incentives around it push buyers away.
Matthew CristCo-Founder, Chief of Technology - Posted 2025-07-14
How-to host Drupal 11 on Heroku
Heroku doesn't usually come up in conversations about Drupal hosting. Most teams reach for it when building Rails apps, Node backends, or launching SaaS prototypes. But that doesn't mean it's off the table for Drupal.
Matthew CristCo-Founder, Chief of Technology - Posted 2024-06-25
The credibility of complexity
Complexity intensifies as internet development evolves. Remember the early days? A simple website with basic HTML and a few images was enough. But, new tech and higher standards have made it hard to make tools for users.
Matthew CristCo-Founder, Chief of Technology