Last week I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic and slightly bewildering passing of Nigel McFarlane– a great friend and colleague of all of us at SitePoint.
Nigel was a widely-respected open-source expert, advocate and commentator, who worked very closely with the publishing team on our soon-to-be-released ‘Firefox Secrets’ book. His astonishing technical knowledge, concise but elegant turn of phrase and typically geeky sense of humour made him an instant hit in the SitePoint office.
We all regret both the future book projects and the future beers we’ll never get the opportunity to share with him.
A greatly missed friend.
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June 28th, 2005 at 12:51 am
This is very sad indeed. I didn’t know him personally, but I’ve heard wonderful things about him through the mozillaZine and other internet communities.
My condolences to those at Sitepoint who lost a friend and to his family for their loss of a loved one. :(
June 28th, 2005 at 11:24 am
Its very sad to know about Nigel’s death. May his soul rest in Peace and my heartly condolences to dear sitepoint friends
June 29th, 2005 at 4:18 am
I remember Nigel McFarlane support MozParty2 : “Indonesian User” Last Year by sending his book to us.
My condolences to all sitepoint friends. Rest in peace, Friend!
July 1st, 2005 at 1:42 pm
Nigel was a widely-respected open-source expert, advocate and commentator, who worked very closely with the publishing team on our soon-to-be-released ‘Firefox Secrets’ book.
I agree with that
July 1st, 2005 at 4:58 pm
My condolences
June 28th, 2006 at 10:49 am
[…] Nigel was the technical editor on SitePoint’s Firefox book, and was well known and liked by the SitePoint crew. Personally, I credit Nigel for getting me excited about web technology after seeing him present at a Web Standards Group a couple of years ago, and I can’t think of a more fitting way for him to be remembered. […]
June 28th, 2006 at 10:50 am
[…] Nigel was the technical editor on SitePoint’s Firefox book, and was well known and liked by the SitePoint crew. Personally, I credit Nigel for getting me excited about web technology after seeing him present at a Web Standards Group meeting a couple of years ago, and I can’t think of a more fitting way for him to be remembered. […]
July 24th, 2006 at 2:03 am
I just got Mr. Mcfarlane’s book Firefox Hacks 2 days ago. He was a great author and will be missed.