A New Chapter For Meteor
I have exciting news today to share with the Meteor community: new investment in Meteor, and a transition in project leadership including a new CEO.
The first version of Meteor was released in 2012 but it’s still the fastest and easiest way to build richly interactive full-stack web applications in pure JavaScript. No other set of libraries can offer an integrated experience like Meteor’s, and Meteor’s advanced technology, like live database queries that “just work”, is still unmatched by any other platform.
Meteor deserves to have a full-time team behind it: a team that invests in its growth and helps bring it to a wider audience. With most of the original Meteor Development Group team having moved on to Apollo GraphQL, it’s time to pass the torch to a new corporate sponsor that will make the promotion and growth of Meteor their full-time business.
After an extensive search we’ve found that new sponsor: an incredible group of people that modestly call themselves Tiny. Tiny was started by the founders of MetaLab, the design agency famous for creating the interfaces of some of the world’s top products, from Slack to Uber Eats. Their mission is to acquire, and then scale, “wonderful internet businesses”, especially businesses at the intersection of community and design. And their model works. If you’ve witnessed the growth of Dribbble in recent years, you’ve seen Tiny’s handiwork.
As part of the deal we’ve worked out with Tiny, MDG is transferring to Tiny our IP interest in Meteor (such as the trademarks and copyrights), and passing on responsibility for the cloud services such as the package server and Meteor Accounts. We’re also selling them the Galaxy business.
Tiny, in turn, has big plans to invest in Meteor’s growth. We will be working closely with the Tiny team to ensure a smooth handoff. But don’t expect dramatic overnight changes. They will need some time to build their team and to listen to the community. Please give them some space and help them in any way you can.
I’m super excited for Meteor’s next chapter. I expect Tiny’s involvement to accelerate Meteor development and to bring a lot of new blood into the community. The need for a framework like Meteor is greater than ever, and with your support, the years ahead will be some of Meteor’s best.
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