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+layout: news_item
+title: 'Alfred Xing has joined the Jekyll core team'
+date: 2014-12-17 11:16:21 -0800
+author: parkr
+version: alfredxing
+categories: [team]
+---
+
+We're excited to announce that [@alfredxing][] has joined the @jekyll/core
+team!
+
+He hails from Vancouver, BC, Canada, where he is studying Economics and
+Computer Science at the [University of British Columbia][]. Alfred popped up in
+the issues a few months ago with terrific insights, focus, and humility.
+Performance buffs may be pleased to hear incremental regeneration will be
+released in a future version of Jekyll -- a significant piece of the
+feature written by Alfred.
+
+Please join me in welcoming Alfred to the Jekyll core team. We're excited
+he's agreed to lend his talents to this project. The future is an exciting
+place!
+
+Happy Jekylling!
+
+[@alfredxing]: https://github.com/alfredxing
+[University of British Columbia]: http://ubc.ca