Yesterday was my first day on the CodePlex team. (Jim's announcement)
One of the things that drew me to patterns & practices 15 months ago was the opportunity to work with Jim Newkirk. Unbeknownst to me at the time, he was planning to leave the group pretty much the week after I started, so our interactions were relegated to lunches amd occasional demos of the stuff he was working on.
When the time came, it seemed like a natural thing to want to hook back up with Jim. CodePlex is a great project that could have significant impact on the development community, and I'm very excited to be part of the team!