
Llewellyn van der Merwe
Namibia
Llewellyn is an Open Source enthusiast. He is the founder of Vast Development Method and has developed countless Joomla extensions.
Team | Position | Role | Date Started |
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Webmasters Team | Member | Infrastructure / Production | May 2024 |
Production | Department Member | Jun 2023 | |
Community Sites Team | Member | Webmaster | Dec 2022 |
Joomla! CMS (Core) Language Team | Contributor | Afrikaans (af-ZA) | Sep 2021 |
CMS Maintenance Team | Member | Maintainer Docker Container | Aug 2021 |
User Group Organizers | Contributor | Namibia - Windhoek | Mar 2021 |
Framework Working Group | Member | Dec 2020 | |
Software Architecture & Strategy Team | Assistant Team Leader | PHP | Aug 2020 |
Team | Position | Role | Date Started | Date Ended |
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Operations | Department Member | Jan 2021 | Mar 2022 | |
Operations | Assistant to the Department Coordinator | Jun 2022 | Apr 2023 | |
Capital Team | Member | Contributor | Mar 2022 | Dec 2022 |
Webmasters Team | Member | JED Liaison | Jan 2021 | Dec 2022 |
Joomla! Volunteer Engagement Team | Contributor | Jan 2021 | Jun 2023 | |
Extensions Directory Team | Team Leader | Team Manager | Jan 2021 | Mar 2022 |
Operations | Department Member | Dec 2020 | Jun 2023 | |
Extensions Directory Team | Member | Team Manager | Nov 2020 | Jan 2021 |
Google Summer of Code Joomla Team | Member | Code Reviewer | Nov 2020 | Sep 2021 |
Automated Testing Team | Member | Docker | Aug 2020 | May 2024 |
Production | Assistant to the Department Coordinator | Aug 2020 | Jun 2023 | |
Software Architecture & Strategy Team | Member | PHP | Jul 2019 | Aug 2020 |
GSoC 17 Expand Extension Manager | Member | Mentor | Jun 2017 | Dec 2017 |
Google Summer of Code Joomla Team | Contributor | Mentor | May 2017 | Dec 2017 |
GSoC 17 Expand Extension Manager | Team Leader | Mentor | May 2017 | Jun 2017 |
Google Summer of Code Joomla Team | Contributor | Mentor | Mar 2017 | Dec 2017 |
GSoC 16 Recording action logs | Member | Project Mentor | Jun 2016 | Dec 2016 |
Google Summer of Code Joomla Team | Member | Mentor | Apr 2016 | May 2017 |
He got involved with Joomla as far back as 2008.
In 2014, he made public Joomla Component Builder (JCB), a game-changing tool for simplifying the development of 3rd party Components for Joomla. Over the years, he was actively involved in various teams and projects within the Joomla community, making significant contributions.
Nowadays, although still an active volunteer, he has shifted his focus towards contributing more time to Joomla Component Builder, ensuring it remains a powerful and innovative tool for the Joomla community. Some of his current contributions includes maintaining the official Joomla Docker images, and being part of the Joomla! CMS (Core) Language Team, focusing on the Afrikaans language pack.
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