---
title: "Open source: Who is your DR?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-who-is-your-dr--lv8jpfs0u
source_url: https://johnnyreilly.com/open-source-who-is-your-dr
type: article
source: "John Reilly"
published: 2026-07-07T15:33:13.403Z
updated: 2026-07-07T15:33:33.112Z
tags: ["open-source", "typescript", "webpack"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 7
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Open source: Who is your DR?

**[John Reilly](https://daily.dev/sources/johnnyreilly)** · 4 min read · 7 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

John Reilly, long-time maintainer of ts-loader (a TypeScript webpack loader with 50 million monthly downloads), shares that he was diagnosed with a serious illness in 2023 and has been thinking about succession planning for his open source projects. He introduces Ashley Claymore, a TC39 delegate and Bloomberg engineer, as the designated successor for ts-loader should John be unable to continue maintaining it. The post is a personal reflection and a call to action for all open source maintainers to identify someone who can take over their projects if needed.

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**@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes

> Hope the treatment goes well, John. Fifty million monthly downloads is too much weight for one maintainer.

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