2 years ago

Category: Software, apple, github

Harris comes in as a key hire to help Vercel in its effort to “https://rauchg.com/2021/making-the-web-faster,” as https://thenewstack.io/the-new-stack-context-serverless-web-content-delivery-with-jamstack/, CEO and founder of the company, likes to say. Yet, based on conversations he had with the company prior to joining Vercel and conversations with the rest of the Svelte core team, Harris said they decided they “are not going to let the demands of any one commercial entity dictate” what is a very consensus-driven project.

Indeed, Rauch told The New Stack Vercel is committed to open source and will keep the Svelte project and its governance independent.

In a blog post welcoming Harris to Vercel, Rauch wrote: “Both https://svelte.dev/ and Vercel want to make building for the Web both enjoyable and fast.

“By hiring Rich Harris, Vercel earns the goodwill of the Svelte community.