Christopher Guindon
Director, Software Development · Eclipse Foundation
Open source ecosystems, developer platforms, and the systems that enable global software collaboration.
Posts tagged “Platform Engineering”
16 posts
5 min readScaling the Open VSX Registry responsibly with rate limiting
Learn how responsible rate limiting helps keep the Open VSX Registry reliable, fair, and sustainable as AI-driven and automated usage continues to grow.
3 min readWe’re hiring: improving the services that support a global open source community
The Eclipse Foundation is hiring a Software Engineer and Software Developer to improve open source infrastructure, project tooling, and developer services.
5 min readStrengthening supply-chain security in Open VSX
Open VSX Registry adds pre-publish security checks to protect the extension supply chain and strengthen developer trust.
2 min readScheduled Maintenance for accounts.eclipse.org Drupal 10 Migration
Eclipse Foundation migrates accounts.eclipse.org to Drupal 10 on January 19, 2025. Expect read-only mode during the maintenance window.
2 min readGravatar Support Ending on accounts.eclipse.org
Gravatar support is ending on accounts.eclipse.org. Upload your profile picture directly to keep your avatar across Eclipse sites.
2 min readAnnouncing the Deprecation of the Eclipse User Storage Service (USS) API and SDK
The Eclipse User Storage Service API and SDK are being deprecated. The SDK will be removed from SimRel and the API will shut down on July 2, 2025.
3 min readNavigating the Shift From Drupal 7 to Drupal 9/10 at the Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation is migrating six key websites from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9/10 and decoupling critical APIs from Drupal using Quarkus.
2 min readHelp Us Test the New Version of the Eclipse Marketplace Website
The Eclipse Marketplace is migrating from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9. Help us test the staging environment and submit feedback before the production launch.
1 min readECA Validation Update for Gerrit
A new Gerrit ECA validation plugin moves validation logic to the REST-based ECA Validation API, reducing contributor validation errors.
2 min readEclipse IoT Website Redesign
The Eclipse IoT website has been redesigned with improved information architecture, updated membership and adopter sections, and live project data.
1 min readModernizing our GitHub Sync Toolset
A new version of the Eclipse GitHub Sync Toolset will synchronize both committers and contributors across Eclipse project GitHub repositories.
2 min readEclipse Foundation Contributor Validation Service
A new Eclipse ECA Validation GitHub App ensures every contributor is covered by required legal agreements, with better feedback and a revalidation button.
2 min readNew improvements to the Eclipse Packaging website
The Eclipse Packaging website gets the Quicksilver look and feel, improved navigation, and a streamlined release publishing process for Eclipse IDE.
1 min readEclipse Marketplace Client, Photon Edition not opening in certain cases
The Eclipse Marketplace Client in Photon has a bug that prevents it from opening. Update the plug-in manually via the provided update site URL.
3 min readQuicksilver: eclipse.org new look and feel
Introducing Quicksilver, the new look and feel for eclipse.org that highlights the Eclipse Foundation as a platform beyond the IDE.
3 min readSay Goodbye to the Eclipse Foundation Nova Theme
The Eclipse Foundation is retiring the Nova theme on December 5, 2017, migrating all affected web properties to the modern Solstice look and feel.