Former vBulletin lead developer Kier Darby to develop new forum software?

[carntheroos4eva]

Have just asked the man in question on Twitter.

[s0lidgr0und]

Even with a big team, it'd take a good few years to reach a stable, robust and feature-packed platform like vBulletin has at the moment. I have my doubts over whether this is a worthwhile venture, or even a feasible one. After all there's plenty of well-coded, scalable basic forum platforms available now anyway

At this rate, it'll take the current team to do the same thing with vb4.

[BIGMONAY2K]

When they were there together, vB4 was planned for years but did not go anywhere.

you can't be serious dude?wow

if it is true, i wish him good luck...I like the guy

[beishe8]

Now if Scott, Mike and a few others joined him then it may have been a different story altogether.

When they were there together, vB4 was planned for years but did not go anywhere.

[Razasharp]

If he isn't collaborating with other people - how will it be any different to the vB before IB came along? For as what I remember he was pretty much calling the shots back then.

I'll be interested in anything he or any of the devs come out with, but it's not going to be easy for any single ex-team member to go it alone. Now if Scott, Mike and a few others joined him then it may have been a different story altogether.

[badblu01]

if this were true it would make VB 4 look bad

[Kusadasi-Guy]

Wow! A brand new forum software from him would be amazing and cant imagine the long queue.

[Al Zander]

lol at the geek's "Who's Kier?" ... and someone actually biting

[Dean C]

Even with a big team, it'd take a good few years to reach a stable, robust and feature-packed platform like vBulletin has at the moment. I have my doubts over whether this is a worthwhile venture, or even a feasible one. After all there's plenty of well-coded, scalable basic forum platforms available now anyway

[the geek]

Or is he just busy inventing a new form of toast? I can save you the 27 pages of pure speculation: Neither have been confirmed or denied so both are just as likely.

[Grover]

Interesting read:

http://www.adminaddict.net/forum/vbulletin-internet-brands-passionate-discussion/kier-designing-his-own-forum-software-5562/

... also with comments by the man himself.