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I can only speculate and wouldn't presume to put words into anyone's mouth. I'm only curious about what the contingency plan might be - if there is one at all.
I think the CP community is doing a good enough job on its own moderating this and other forums. If CP is just left to run on its own, I'm absolutely fine with that, but then the question becomes what happens when the next backend problem comes up - CP does disappear for a few hours here and there, and if there's nobody around to diagnose and fix any problem that goes beyond "reboot the server", what then...those are not problems "us mere users" can fix.
Besides, there's still infrastructure to pay for, so it's not like a site like this can simply be left to run unattended for any prolonged period of time.
Whatever the case may be, even though the silence is deafening, I'm not jumping ship and I'm not looking for alternatives. Long live CP. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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I am not aware of alternatives. Not to CP at least. In all honesty Chris' hand was very light on the forum, it has been mostly self-moderated, the last direct incisive action was the closing of the Soapbox and the Backroom.
As for the back end, as long as there is someone to keep it alive it will work fine.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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I'm just hearing of this.  And to be honest I'm happy for him. It's safe to say that over the past couple of decades, he and I chatted a few times or two on and off of CP. So, Chris feels more like a friend than a "CP guy".
Speaking as someone who let his health go (me), if you don't have your health then you have nothing. If you don't go outside and get some vitamin D, you don't have health, etc. So, it's bitter sweet, but if he knows it's time to work on other areas in life then it's a pivotal moment for him and he'll come out all the better for it.
Not sure if he'll still lurk the boards, but on the off chance he sees this, Chris just wanna let you know buddy that it's been a privilege annoying you all these years.  You've always been so patient and friendly with everyone and gave a lot back to the community. And, nobody has used the old CodeGuru since CP started.
Here's to you conquering your next goals in life man. (insert meditation emoji here)
@chris-maunder
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: CodeGuru
OMG. I hadn't thought of that one in...two decades?
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Yeah man, sure has been a while.
Jeremy Falcon
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Not just Chris I'm afraid.
Been poking around a bit and it doesn't look good. 
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I looked at the About Us page, and, wow, did it get shorter.
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At least Bob is still with us.
I wonder who is the new "owner" of CP.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Quote: I wonder who is the new "owner" of CP.
What has 'giving up of participating' in active day-to-day business has to do with ownership? 
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Rage wrote: Chris leaving is quite a news.
I'm still too much of a n00b here to know the meaning and consequence of this on CP. If he leaves, then what happens?
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Is the site going to be sold to some people who don't "get" the Code Project ethos, and they try to turn it into a stack overflow clone?
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Certainly hope not, as that would indeed suck.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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if it goes stack overflow, it's dead. That place seems to be a magnet for pricks.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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SO is okay for getting answers, but it sure isn't the place for asking questions. Unless you're already part of the clique.
That's no way to run a web site.
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completely agree with you. Ask a question, and you'll get 14 comments and 5 arguments about how the question has already been answered and why it hasn't. It's like having an entire conference room full of women dealing with "that time" of the month or pre-menopause.
Don't jump my case, I've gone through six daughters and one wife I've been married to for 46 years. I know what I'm talking about. It's okay, but I think the analogy fits to SO.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Richard Andrew x64 wrote: Is the site going to be sold
The way so many people left without saying anything and with no official notice makes me think it was sold. With the only question being if they just took over and started swinging an axe on their way in the door, or if it silently happened a while ago and the owner decided it wasn't making enough money and pulled the plug on most or all of the staff leaving what remains as a user driven shell like Anandtech became.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Yeah I found out from linked in. I learned to program on Code project, in 1999I bought books then asked questions here as I started with MFC (remember that?) . I worked for CP for a good year I think, early in my move to working from home for overseas companies. I drifted away from CP over time, I don't have questions any more and the questions here got ridiculous. But I still have a soft spot for the place
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Christian Graus wrote: MFC (remember that?)
The golden age ! I was very active at that time, together with Mickael Dunn and Chris Losinger, and you of course. Ah, memories !
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Tell young people today and they won't believe you!!
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My first articles here were about MFC. I didn't even start doing .Net until 2007.
I'm user #7741. The reason that number is so high is because I've always been resistant to being a registered user on websites.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Was that your number before or after "the Great Database Disaster" from - I think it were - late 2000 ?
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I joined in December 2000, so probably after.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Rage wrote: This is a weird feeling, I am not even sure how to describe it : I've been here for the last 23 years, followed since the beginning, so I think this website and the community around it was a small but nonetheless part of my life. Sure, CodeProject is not down, but Chris leaving is quite a news.
If you're feeling concerned, then I believe that it's justified. If history repeats itself, then I can tell you about it after years of past experience: a transfer of ownership or leadership can thoroughly destroy an online community. I've seen it happen. Take such events seriously. 
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Wow. I honestly though Chris would be here well beyond the day I become dust. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Indeed - While I can understand the need of change, the way this was done and (almost not) communicated is weird : Would I leave a business that were my own baby and in which I put all my heart in the last quarter of a century, I'd have done it with much more party and sound than "Ah, and additional late point of today's meeting : I'm leaving tomorrow. So long, and thank you for the fish". I would not want it for Chris to stop without a happy ending, that would be very ungrateful in regards to what he brought to the world's programming community.
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