I have know Rob for quite some time know and have been pestering him to give ColdBox a shot. He has now fallen and seen the light. I am happy to announce that Rob Gonda will be contributing to ColdBox architecture & development. His experience and software engineering skills are a true asset to this small team. He has already inspected almost the entire code base and is coming up with some incredible new features and tools. This is truly great news as ColdBox solidifies itself in the community and businesses around the world. So please welcome Rob to the team and for a brighter development future for ColdBox.
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Jul 25, 2007 13:10:32 UTC
by O uz Demirkap1
Good for ColdBox team! Have fun! :)
Thanks in advance for Rob's efforts.
Jul 25, 2007 14:56:44 UTC
by Peter Bell
Great news! Congrats.
Jul 25, 2007 16:28:37 UTC
by Joshua Giese
wow! thats grate news! congrats Luis, and Coldbox. Rob, I'm sure you will help make coldbox better then it already is.
Jul 25, 2007 19:42:01 UTC
by Rob Gonda
Glad to be on-board ... now let's rock da house.