Oh, what a convincing good bye letter. I was buying it until I read Garren’s response. The “finally going back to C++” should have made me suspicious though.
> On 01 Apr 2016, at 18:50 , Eli Stevens (Gmail) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can't wait to finally see some movement on that Mongo-on-MyISAM work > I've heard so much about! > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:51 PM, Александр Опак > <[email protected]> wrote: >> 😀 >> >> 2016-04-01 9:51 GMT+03:00 Ameen <[email protected]>: >> >>> 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 >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> github: >> https://github.com/OpakAlex
