The Eclipse Cloud Developer Tools Working Group is recognizing Hans-Ake Gustafsson, Kostiantyn Kirenko (both from STMicroelectronics), and Olaf Lesenich (from EclipseSource) with a Special Contributor Award . This award celebrates and recognizes their exceptional and strategic contributions to the Open VSX project and deployment at open-vsx.org.
Hans-Ake Gustafsson has demonstrated outstanding leadership as the head of the Open VSX working group for over a year. Under his guidance, the initial initiative has evolved into a well-established and smoothly running collaboration. His strategic vision and dedication have been instrumental in transforming Open VSX into a robust and reliable platform.
Kostiantyn Kirenko and Olaf Lesenich, in collaboration with Aart van Baren with the Eclipse Foundation, significantly contributed to the improvement of the stability, security, technical governance, and development process of Open VSX. Their continued efforts and persistence in establishing reproducible performance and stability metrics have been pivotal in enhancing the platform's uptime and reliability. Thanks to their continuous contributions, Open VSX now boasts improved performance and stability, benefiting all users of the platform.
The Open VSX Registry, hosted at open-vsx.org, serves as a vendor-neutral open-source alternative to the Visual Studio Marketplace for VS Code extensions. This public instance, hosted by the Eclipse Foundation, provides a marketplace for VS Code extensions that can be used with Eclipse Theia and other integrated development environments (IDEs). It also allows for the self-hosting of the registry, offering flexibility, improved security and independence from proprietary systems like the VS Marketplace.
Congratulations to Hans-Ake, Kostiantyn, and Olaf for their remarkable contributions and their commitment to advancing the Open VSX project. Their work exemplifies the collaborative spirit and technical excellence that drive the Eclipse Cloud DevTools community forward.
For more information about the Open VSX Registry and the Eclipse Cloud DevTools Working Group, please visit Eclipse Cloud DevTools and Open VSX Registry.
The Cloud DevTools Working Group at the Eclipse Foundation continues to foster a vendor-neutral ecosystem of open-source projects aimed at defining, implementing, and promoting best-in-class web and cloud-based development tools. Current members of the group include prominent organizations such as Ericsson, Obeo, RedHat, AMD, Arm, EclipseSource, Renesas, STMicroelectronics, and TypeFox.
This Eclipse Cloud DevTools contributor award is sponsored by EclipseSource, providing consulting and implementation services for web-based tools, Eclipse GLSP, Eclipse Theia, and VS Code, as well as for tailored AI Assistance in Tools and IDEs.
