Shopify Official Remix Acquisition, Ready To Build Large-Scale Open Source Projects

Shopify officially acquires an open source (photo: Unsplash) framework development startup acquisition (photo: Unsplash)

LoJAKARTA - Shopify announced that it has officially acquired Remix, an open source web framework development startup on Monday, October 31 through a blog post.

It is known, Shopify has long been a supporter of open source projects that drive the progress of the web and trade, and with Remix joining Shopify will continue the tradition.

"Under Shopify's supervision, Remix received long-term support and support from established leaders in trade," Remix CEO Michael Jackson said in a statement shared on Twitter.

We are beyond excited to announce that Remix is joining Shopify! 🎉Thank you all for joining us on this journey. It's only getting better from here!Learn more 👇https://t.co/0dpHX7aRrw

— Remix 💿 (@remix_run) October 31, 2022

Jackson said that this move allowed Remix to grow faster and sharpen the company's focus on performance and scalability.

"You'll see more Remixes in the wild, supporting some of the biggest commercial sites on the web. In addition, Shopify itself will use Remix on many projects," he explained.

Thus, he added, You can hope to see more Shopify developer platforms that include Remix's first-class support from over time.

According to Jackson, this large-scale open source project will create more developers, educators, businesses, and even other new developer tools in the future.

With Remix joining Shopify, developers building Shopify will benefit from the new tools they will love, and traders will see a special storefront that is faster than ever.

Remix's open source communities will have strong sponsors and supporters they can trust to allow the framework to accelerate the roadmap, with the knowledge that they can bet on the framework for the long term.