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
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
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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