to take the reins as VP of developer relations.
📸: . This move came a solid ten years after Salesforce snagged the platform for a cool $212 million in cash né?. Heroku is the go-to spot for developers looking to whip up run and scale applications in a medley of languages like Java PHP and Go.
Through thick and thin from security breaches to nixing freebie plans due to shady dealings Wise stayed connected to the developer fam by dishing deets on Heroku’s roadmap and seeking feedback on how to level up the platform né?. Former Heroku CEO Bob Wise has officially called it quits! A spokesperson from Salesforce spilled the beans in an email, giving props to Wise for his game-changing contributions to both Salesforce and Heroku.
Wise, who previously rocked it as Amazon Web Services’ Kubernetes GM and head of the open-source program office, stepped into the GM role at Heroku before landing the CEO gig in 2023. With Wise waving goodbye, Heroku’s quest to reclaim their turf might hit a bump, as Salesforce hasn’t spilled the tea on hiring a replacement.
On top of all that drama, Heroku’s left hanging without a chief product officer after Andy Fawcett jetted back to the U.K
