I'd like to add that I have had a fantastic time working with everyone
in the community. In fact, so much so that I'll remain a very active
community member!
While I appreciate Andi's summary of the success of the project
while I
managed the team here at Zend, I want to congratulate the people who
really made it happen- you, the community. Under Matthew's
leadership, I
believe we will continue see even more success and adoption in the PHP
community, along with some exciting new additions to the framework
itself.
Please keep in mind that this is not a farewell. You'll be seeing me
around on IRC, blogs, twitter, the mailing lists, and hopefully
occasionally in person. In fact, I may have even more time to get to
know everyone now. ;)
Thanks for all the good memories, and thanks in advance for those to
come.
,Wil
-----Original Message-----
From: Andi Gutmans [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [fw-general] Zend Framework team reorganization
Hi all,
In the time Wil led the ZF project we have seen almost a 12x
increase in
ZF downloads excluding 3rd party distribution vehicles. We also saw a
significant increase in adoption of ZF in the largest of
organizations.
These and many other accomplishments are a testament of the progress
ZF
has made under Wil's leadership.
Given the recent leadership change at Zend it made most sense to move
the ownership of the project over to the CTO, Zeev. Matthew will have
the opportunity to step up into this new role and leave his own
marks on
the project as has every previous leader.
Wil will continue to work for me directly on other strategic projects
Zend is currently looking at so he will be not very far away.
Please join me in thanking Wil and welcoming Matthew into his new
role.
Andi
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Weier O'Phinney [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:16 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [fw-general] Zend Framework team reorganization
Greetings!
The Zend Framework team has undergone some internal reorganization
recently which will have some bearing on the project.
First, the team now reports to Zeev Suraski, Zend's CTO. Please
welcome
him to the lists!
Additionally, Wil Sinclair is ending his tenure as the Zend Framework
team leader. During his time as project lead, Zend Framework has made
tremendous progress in becoming the de-facto standard for PHP
development, with several significant achievements:
* The 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 releases, as well as the recent 1.8 preview
release
* Helped support and build partnerships with the Dojo Foundation,
Adobe, and others
* Introduction of agile methodologies to the ZF team
* Usage of social networking media as an additional support vector
I'd like to thank Wil for his contributions to the Zend Framework
project!
Finally, I am pleased to announce my own promotion to the position of
Project Lead. I have worked with Andi and Zeev in recent weeks to
define
how I will approach this role, and have emphasized during that time
the
need to address and respond to community concerns.
Following the 1.8 release, the team will be focussing on items such
as
whiddling down the bug backlog, improving documentation, and writing
tutorials. Additionally, we will be outlining and scoping upcoming
releases in order to publish a public roadmap for the project. Part
of
this effort will include some work to make the proposal process
easier
and more transparent. The hope is that having published milestones
will
help focus user contributions, both in terms of new features and
stabilizing the framework.
I look forward to working with each and every one of you, and welcome
your feedback!
--
Matthew Weier O'Phinney
Project Lead | [email protected]
Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/
