October 27, 2009

Transitions

Last week at the EECI Conference, EllisLab made two big announcements: ExpressionEngine 2 will be released on December 1, and it will include a fieldtype API, based on FieldFrame!

As exciting as the prospect of EE 2 is, it doesn’t mean much when you rely on third party add-ons that aren’t yet compatible. So I figured it’s high time I revealed my roadmap for EE2 compatibility. Keep in mind that sometimes things go faster than expected, and sometimes they take longer.

Add-onTarget Date
MatrixDecember 1
Field Pack
(Checkbox, Checkbox Group, Radio Group, Select, Multi-select)		December 1
WygwamJanuary
PlayaApril
GypsyJune

There’s no need for FieldFrame to be ported, thanks to EE 2’s upcoming fieldtype API. You might have noticed that Sarge, Snitch, and Editor are also missing from this list. Sarge has already been replaced by FF Select, Snitch is being discontinued, and I’m not exactly sure what to do with Editor yet.

(You can read more about my EE 2 support on EE Insider.)

Pixel & Tonic

The EE2 transition isn’t the only big news for me, though. As I announced during my EECI presentation, I’m going to be leaving LEVEL at the end of the year, allowing me to put all of my energy into ExpressionEngine add-on development!

To be sure, this was an extremely hard decision to make. The people I work at LEVEL and Apple are top-notch, and continue to challenge and inspire me. But I’ve reached a point where both my day job and my EE work are suffering, and something had to give. Even still, I’m hoping to continue working with the team on a contract basis a couple times a year.

In tandem with going solo, I’ve decided to go legit and incorporate myself. The name I’ve chosen? Pixel & Tonic. Because I like UI, and I like gin & tonics.

Working with someone on the identity and building the new website will take some time, especially amidst this parade of EE 2 add-on porting, so I don’t expect to publicly launch the company for a few months. In the meantime I will continue to release things right here on my personal site.

A big thank-you to all of you that have made this move possible for me. I’m extremely grateful!

Kevin Goeminne

lets hope we can support you for even more magic :)

Erik Reagan

That’s great news Brandon. It’s a big step as you obviously know. I am very confident that you will continue to challenge and grow yourself and other EE developers. Best of luck planting your feet with Pixel & Tonic!

Eric Barstad

That’s fantastic news about Pixel & Tonic and FieldFrame, Brandon. Congrats!

You’ve made EE an even better system to use, changing the landscape for people like me, who rely on EE to make a living. Matrix and Playa are amazing add-ons and have made my life a lot easier. It’s hard to even imagine building a site without them anymore.

Good luck with the new company.

Lodewijk Schutte

Woohoo! Going solo FTW! Good luck, mate.

Robert Eerhart

Seems like you made the right decision, mate. Love the sound of Pixel & Tonic. Good luck!

Jérôme Coupé

Looking forward to these (and more) being released for EE2. Best of luck with your new company !

Angie

Totally agree with Eric B—your add-ons really have made EE that much better. Congrats again on the move to independent work!

Jason

Best of luck with Pixel & Tonic and many thanks for your contributions to the EE community.

Travis Schmeisser

Great news and congrats on your new venture!

Lea

Awesome, congrats! :) I also love the new name! Thanks for creating such great add-ons.

pablo

Best of luck with everything Brandon!

Jack McDade

Good luck Brandon! The EE community will be better for the change.

Rob

Good luck in the new adventure Brandon, it’s a brave move but a good one. You’ve made a huge difference to the EE community and long may you do so!

Erwin Heiser

All the best with your new endeavour! Glad to see Matrix will be 2.0 in December already… sweet!

Brandon Livengood

Good Luck man it will be well worth it.

Casey Reid

Awesome news Brandon. Congrats and good luck in your new venture.

John Faulds

You’ve got the goods mate, I’m sure it’ll be a success.

Brandon Kelly

Thanks everyone! The response has been very encouraging! Can’t wait to kick things into gear.

mahalie

Personally I’m relieved to know you’ll be making brilliant add-ons full time. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Mark J. Reeves

Wow, congrats, Brandon! And welcome to the full-time solo/freelance/small biz EE community. This is great news for everyone.

Nathan Pitman

Wow, what amazing news! Congratulations and best of luck with this transition. :)

Patrick Clarke

Congrats! Looking forward to see the greatness you are able to create now!

Rob B

Congratuations and thank you! We’re quite lucky to have you devoting your time this way.

Also, I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve always appreciated the way that your extensions (and now, your new name) sound like names of rock bands.

Omkar

Congrats on making this big decision and am looking forward to your future addons!

Hambo

I was all set to launch Vectors and Soda. Damn.

Tom Kiss

Congrats and all the best :)

Nevsie

Congrats - looking forward to seeing everything ported over.

Jae Barclay

Very very exciting new Brandon. We’ll support as much as we can - and congrats!

Chris Rowe

Great news, good luck with everything.
April can’t come soon enough though!

Josh

Your contributions to EE are have really added to the overall value and power of the CMS. I am very excited for you and the talent you have to offer:)

Ibiza

Good luck! Curious add-on, did you know that “playa” mean in Spanish? Beach…

Luke

Any news on Playa’s progress? Trying to make a call on whether to use EE2 or 1 for an upcoming project. Thanks!

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