Thanks Evan for that awesome web framework, i started to watch this little web framework a couple year ago when i planned to move to erlang technology, just read and erlang book was not enough, by digging into your "crazy ideas" was a great exercise, i m still learning by the way. everywhere i work i try to evangelize about Erlang and ChicagoBoss, my previous employer in shanghai use CB for their web now, http://www.yunio.com, i was dedicated for the backend storage but at least i had time to work a bit on CB version of the front-end before i quit them for new adventure, in my new job i push erlang & ChicagoBoss as the main technology, i should work on it. The project is in good hand, welcome to Zach.
Wish you good time in your new adventures. chan (mihawk) 2013/12/19 Karmen Blake <[email protected]> > Thanks for all the hard work in getting CB off the ground (and much more). > When I worked at Apple (a couple years ago), I needed a small intranet web > app to put some ideas together. I used Erlang and needed a web framework. I > chose CB. > Worked great for my pet project. Others were surprised I could do such > "web" things in Erlang. :) > > Good luck to you in your future adventures! It's good to see you've left > the project in good hands. > > > On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 1:22:45 PM UTC-8, Evan Miller wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have some good news and some bad news that I'd like to share with the >> community. >> >> First, the good news: Chicago Boss now has a full-time employee! Zach >> Kessin (author of "Building Web Applications with Erlang" and host of the >> Mostly Erlang podcast) will be working over the next 6 months to bring CB >> to 1.0. He's new to CB but has already done some great work improving CB's >> error reporting, adding specs and tests, and refactoring the code base. I'm >> looking forward to seeing all his contributions in the next few months. >> >> Zach's work is being sponsored by Dmitry Polyanovsky, a long-time CB >> community member and contributor of many patches. Dmitry will be working on >> improving the documentation and website, and will be setting milestones and >> guiding Zach's efforts for the next few framework releases. I've been a fan >> of Dmitry's contributions, and having talked to him over the last few >> months, I think he knows exactly what CB needs to reach maturity. >> >> And now, the bad news: it's been a fun ride, but I am planning to retire >> from Erlang and Chicago Boss. But don't cry for me: I've been having >> success with my desktop software business (wizardmac.com) and realized >> that going forward I will no longer have the time to dedicate to both CB >> and Wizard. (Incidentally I also left grad school a couple months ago to >> focus on Wizard.) Finished software products require a ton of focus and >> work, and I just don't have the mental capacity to manage two projects at >> once. I wish there were more hours in the day! >> >> I've given this a lot of thought, and I think it's probably the right >> time in CB's trajectory for me to start transitioning out anyway. My >> specialty is trying crazy ideas and getting them to work. (It's amazing the >> number of times people laughed at me when I told them I was working on a >> Rails-like web framework in Erlang!) CB has been a wonderful playground for >> me to try out my ideas, whether it was with the template system, BossDB, >> the compiler hacks, BossMQ… well, you get the idea :D. And I've loved being >> part of a community that has appreciated my work and made countless >> improvements and contributions to it. >> >> But at this point, CB doesn't need any more crazy ideas -- it needs >> stability! Tests, specs, documentation, QA, error messages, deployment >> tools, that sort of thing. I guess it's selfish of me, but these things >> tend to make my eyes glaze over. That's part of the reason CB has been >> stalled out at version 0.8 the last year or two. >> >> So, taking all this together, I've been busy taking steps to hand off my >> Erlang projects to folks who I trust can guide them to maturity. Dmitry & >> Zach will be shepherding CB to 1.0, and Andreas Stenius will be taking the >> reins over ErlyDTL. (Andreas, by the way, has been doing FANTASTIC work to >> merge the Zotonic fork of ErlyDTL back into mainline.) My "retirement" has >> been in the works for a couple months, and I waited until I knew CB would >> be in good hands to make today's announcement. >> >> Finally: transitions are tough, and I will be relying on YOU the >> community to keep CB's core values alive: a no-nonsense web framework with >> an open and welcoming community. Zach has been very productive already, but >> he is still figuring out "how we do things around here", so I'd really >> appreciate it if you all will take time to answer his questions and weigh >> in on any proposed changes. >> >> Over the next few months I'll still be making myself available to answer >> questions, offer guidance, and resolve any impasses. But to be honest, I >> think between the community and the 1.0 leadership, you guys won't really >> need me anyway :D >> >> Well, that's it for news. Gosh, it's been almost 6 years since I wrote >> the first line of code that later became Chicago Boss. Working with Erlang >> has been an education in itself, and bouncing ideas off of so many smart >> people has been a unique privilege. I still believe Erlang and CB are the >> right way to build fast websites, and with ARM servers and devices on the >> horizon, there's a ton of potential ahead. But as for me -- it's time to >> climb other mountains! >> >> Thanks again for your patience, support, and continuing contributions. >> I'm proud of the framework and community we've built together, and look >> forward to watching it grow and flourish without me. Feel free to ping me >> with any questions, and of course give me a shout if you're ever in Chicago. >> >> Cheers!!! >> >> Evan >> >> >> -- >> Evan Miller >> http://www.evanmiller.org/ >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChicagoBoss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChicagoBoss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
