@tim I sure wouldn’t be (comfortable using it anymore that is), but it probably is a longer runway for him (I was Jason’s engineering manager for a while at WPE). WPE never owned the plugin though, just sponsored a couple of devs on it. @kraft
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Chris Wiegman (chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 04:53:12 JST Chris Wiegman -
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Brandon Kraft ❤️🔥🧡 (kraft@religious.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 04:53:13 JST Brandon Kraft ❤️🔥🧡 @tim tbh, I don't know exactly the relationship. The primary developer was at WP Engine and they sponsored his time working on it (afaik). I don't know if they, themselves, were maintainers, etc.
But yeah, Jason is moving to a8c from WPE. As he says in the linked post "While [WPE] has treated me well personally, the focus on open-source contributions from the organization has declined during my time there. My time was also reallocated away from WPGraphQL…as internal initiatives took priority."
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Tim Nolte (tim@mastodon.timnolte.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 04:53:13 JST Tim Nolte @kraft wow, this just gets crazier. I mean if WP Engine was reducing time towards WPGraphQL that isn't good. The fact that it is now under the control of Automattic I'm not really sure I'm comfortable with that. 😞
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Tim Nolte (tim@mastodon.timnolte.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 04:53:14 JST Tim Nolte @kraft wait, what! I thought WP Engine was the maintainer of WPGraphQL? 🤯
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Brandon Kraft ❤️🔥🧡 (kraft@religious.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 04:53:15 JST Brandon Kraft ❤️🔥🧡 WPGraphQL is now a canonical plugin that is officially part of the #WordPress project.
Jason Bahl, the developer behind the plugin, has been hired by Automattic to continue working on it. https://www.wpgraphql.com/2024/10/07/wpgraphql-becomes-a-canonical-plugin-my-move-to-automattic
GraphQL is a means to query a site used by developers. If you’re heard of the REST API, this performs a similar role in a different way that is more flexible.
(wp.me p1Apvp-lt1)
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