Thanks Evan and good luck with your projects, I learned a lot with your code and your "ways" to solve complex problems!
Thanks Dmitry & Zach, this year has been busy with non-cb-related projects but I expect be back to help soon. -- Jose Luis Gordo Romero @jgordor <http://twitter.com/jgordor> - http://www.freemindsystems.com 2013/12/19 chan sisowath <[email protected]> > 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. > -- 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]. 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