Passing the torch

17. Nov, 2009 21 Comments

I’m going to miss my first RubyConf since 2005. The IronRuby project is still going strong, and is in the capable hands of Jimmy Schementi. It’s heading towards a 1.0 release (0.9.2 today), and Jimmy is going to lay out what that roadmap looks like at RubyConf on Friday.

So what have I been up to? I’ve been a happy IronRuby user since December, and working on a fantastic new project. It really was one of those opportunities where I was in the right place at the right time with the right preparation.These days I’m spending a large chunk of my time building an awesome new team from scratch from folks who are currently at the company. Before this year is out, we’ll be announcing (in broad terms) what I’ve been working on since last December and I’ll be expanding hiring to folks who aren’t currently at the company. I’ll also finally be able to talk about what I’ve been working on. It wasn’t easy leaving the IronRuby team, and I’m hopeful that you’ll love what we’re building as much as we love building it!

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21 Responses to “Passing the torch”

  1. Bertrand Le Roy 17. Nov, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Congratulations. Can’t wait to see what the secret project is.

  2. ChrisNTR 17. Nov, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Sad to see you move on but I’m to see what the next project is. I’m sure Jimmy will do a good job!

  3. ChrisNTR 17. Nov, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Seems like I forgot to add the word “excited” in my comment. Feel free to add it somewhere within my previous comment.

  4. Andre 17. Nov, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    looking forward to your new project! and of course IronRuby 1.0

  5. Mike Moore 17. Nov, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    Sorry to hear. This is a big loss. Thank you for your leadership on IronRuby, and RubyCLR before it.
    Congrats on the new gig. Looking forward to hearing what you’ve been doing.

  6. Mike Moore 17. Nov, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    BTW, my guess is that you are working on something IDE related. If I’m right then you can confirm by not responding to my comment. :)

  7. Rob 17. Nov, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    Congrats.
    I’ve been following IronRuby (and RubyClr) for a long time, so I’m definitely interested in your next project.R

  8. Edward Ocampo-Gooding 17. Nov, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Looking forward to hearing about the skunkworks :D

  9. Adam Kahtava 18. Nov, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Congrat’s! What could you possibly be working on now? :)

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  11. Jirapong Nanta 29. Nov, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Congratulation for your new project, I’m exciting to see it. When it will available?
    Go Go IronRuby! (VS2010 integration).

  12. [|] 08. Jan, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    So what are you working on? I didn’t see an update on your blog…

  13. John Lam 08. Jan, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Look for an announcement this month.

  14. Bret Ferrier (runxc1) 29. Jan, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    The month is about over?? So what is the new project?

  15. Stefan Dobrev 03. Feb, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Month gone ;)
    Shed some light on this super secret project.

  16. John Lam 03. Feb, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    Hang in there … will happen later this month! Sorry – this one’s beyond my ability to control :)

  17. Dave Bettin 19. Mar, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    New dynamic language?

  18. Mattias 23. Mar, 2010 at 9:19 am

    Now we are really curious… the announcement is delayed again…

    Do you have any new info?

  19. James Manning 09. Aug, 2010 at 11:38 am

    “will happen later this month” 6+ months ago :)

    C’mon John! Pretend it was in your FY10 commitments :)

  20. Louis Salin 09. Aug, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    What about… now!?

    With the news of IronRuby being defunded and all, your secret project is all the little bit of hope that remains! So… what is it? :)

  21. GM 15. Aug, 2010 at 6:59 am

    Looks like the torch was handed off because it was going out. What a disappointment…