This is what gave it away! > I’m glad I’m finally done with Erlang and I can’t wait to get back into C++!
😂 On Apr 1, 2016 12:18 PM, "Garren Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Haha that is brilliant. You almost had me there. > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Apache CouchDB Community: > > > > as of today, I’m stepping down from all offices at the ASF: I’ll step > > down as Vice President of Apache CouchDB and Apache CouchDB PMC Chair > > and I’ll resign from the PMC. I’ll retain my commit bit, but don’t > > expect much from me. All issues assigned to me in JIRA can be released. > > > > tl;dr: MongoDB, Inc. has made me an offer that I cannot refuse. > > > > The thing that excites me about CouchDB is, obviously, replication, but > > I think it is SO important that I want many many more people be able to > > make use of it. Also obviously, MongoDB is the most popular database by > > far, so it’s a natural step to go there and add replication. > > > > MongoDB has gotten a lot of ridicule from the industry, although the > > CouchDB community has always kept it civil (“right tool for the job”), > > but MongoDB 3.0’s WiredTiger storage engine is finally catching up and > > their distributed systems game is getting there. I’m excited about the > > sneak peeks I’ve gotten for MongoDB 4.0 and beyond! > > > > Here’s the deal: MongoDB, Inc as hired me to bring replication to > > MongoDB. I get a budget, a capable team, and you’ll see my commitment > > to open source data storage solutions continued in my new position, > > with exceptional code, docs, a sales team and big customers to finally > > make my dent in the universe. My job is running the team, product > > management for the feature, but also getting dirty with the > > implementation. > > > > We don’t have a ship date yet, but in the spirit of MongoDB’s speed, > > we’ll try to get something thrown together for 4.0, maybe a preview in > > 3.5. I’m sure it’ll be grand. > > > > Most of all, I’m glad I’m finally done with Erlang and I can’t wait to > > get back into C++! > > > > * * * > > > > I’d like to say thank you to each and every one of you who have worked > > on or used CouchDB over the years. The interactions with the people > > here are what matter most and are what I’ll remember long past any > > technology we might have been working on at the time. > > > > I’ve spent a few months short of a decade working on CouchDB, and I > > have a lot to show for it, but it’s clearly time to move on. > > > > So long, and relax! > > Jan > > -- > > > > >
