You can hear from them directly on the DigitalOcean blog<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This will be the most fun if we have a conversation about it, so allow me to kick it off. I’ll pretend to be you at first and then you can be you in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hey, congrats!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks! <\/p>\n\n\n\n DigitalOcean? Aren’t they like a\u2026 web host?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They are! A very good one. You can build anything on DigitalOcean infrastructure (probably best to think of them as a cloud computing platform<\/em> that has tools ranging from servers to managed Kubernetes). One thing I think is particularly cool is their new App Platform<\/a> which to me feels extra aligned with front-end developers like me. We’ve covered that<\/a> before. Also, their whole concept of Droplets<\/a> (super simple servers that are quick to spin up) has been transformative in the industry. But more importantly about this acquisition\u2026 have you seen their DigitalOcean Community<\/a> site? It’s loaded with top-notch developer education. DigitalOcean has been super committed to that for a long time, and to me makes this a very natural and well-suited move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happens to CSS-Tricks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The site and content is staying right here<\/em>. DigitalOcean is committed to continuing to produce high-quality content on front-end development and tending to the trove of content that exists here already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Will you still be running CSS-Tricks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I will be working with the DigitalOcean team as an advisor as we transition CSS-Tricks to DigitalOcean\u2019s management, and will then step back to focus on my other projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When I started CSS-Tricks in 2007, I couldn\u2019t have imagined how much it would grow. I wanted<\/em> it to grow, that was the plan, but now it’s a far bigger job than any one person can do. That, I was never ready for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me take a quick moment to give some thanks here. I had the incredible help of Geoff<\/a> as lead editor, sponsor wrangler, and site manager. Robin<\/a> turned the newsletter<\/a> into the must-read industry rag it is now. It’s a family business as well! My wife Miranda helped with the books, working with authors, and her guidance on running the site as a proper publication has led the site where it is. I literally couldn’t have done it without any one of them. And of course, the incredible group of authors<\/a>, with a special shout out to Sarah<\/a>, a long-time staff writer and friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A small but mighty team, indeed. And that’s the thing. CSS-Tricks deserves more human muscle behind it than I’ve been able to provide for it. That’s where DigitalOcean comes in. 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