Thabang Mashologu's blog

Open source technologies have a unique ability to connect people, transcend boundaries, and foster learning. This is exemplified by the collaboration between Ugandan developers Tayebwa Noah and Jessie Ssebuliba, and Germany-based Hendrik Ebbers, CEO of Open Elements , Eclipse Committer, and a member of the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors...

At the Eclipse Foundation, we believe in empowering developers to harness the power of technology to drive positive change in the world. Today, we are excited to announce the release of the State of Open Source in the Global South report. Based on the results of in-depth interviews and a...

Within the Eclipse Foundation’s community, we believe in technology as a force for good. Eclipse open source projects are used by millions of developers worldwide, and are supported by more than 2,000 dedicated committers in over 50 countries. The technologies under our stewardship are accessible to all and adaptable across...

I am happy to announce that Thomas Froment has joined the Eclipse Foundation as the Program Manager for the Eclipse IDE Working Group . The IDE Working Group is dedicated to ensuring the continued evolution, adoption, and sustainability of the Eclipse IDE suite of products, related technologies, and ecosystem. With...

2023 was a fantastic year for the Eclipse Foundation, as marked by the continued growth of our industry collaborations . Throughout the year, we expanded our role as the open source centre of gravity for the enterprise Java industry, advanced development in software defined vehicles, built on our leadership in...

I am happy to announce that the Eclipse Foundation has welcomed Javier Valiño as the Program Manager for the Eclipse Dataspace Working Group . The Dataspace Working Group is dedicated to enabling the global adoption of dataspace technologies to foster the creation and operation of trusted data-sharing ecosystems, As Program...

TL;DR - We’re thrilled to announce Open Community Experience 2024, a new conference for our vibrant community of communities. 2023 has been a year of continued growth for Eclipse Foundation communities. New and existing industry collaborations including Software Defined Vehicle , Eclipse ThreadX , Adoptium , Eclipse IDE , and...

I am happy to announce that Aurélie Caron has joined the Eclipse Foundation as the Senior Manager, Event Operations and Strategy. In this role, Aurélie will lead the Eclipse Foundation’s Events team to plan and execute virtual, hybrid and in-person event experiences for our global community of committers, contributors, users...

We’re thrilled to unveil the results of the 2023 Cloud Developer Survey . This year’s report offers invaluable insights into developers' preferences when it comes to selecting cloud-based tools, their considerations for switching to new IDEs, barriers to cloud adoption, and much more. From November 2022 through January 2023, over...

I am happy to announce that Juan Rico has joined the Eclipse Foundation as the Program Manager for the Oniro Working Group . Oniro is an Eclipse Foundation project focused on the development of a vendor-neutral, distributed open source operating system for consumer and IoT devices. The Oniro Working Group's...