From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2005-10-29T04:58:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Oldest Ruby hacker?

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> Selon Zach Dennis :
> 
>> Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>>
>>> Selon pat eyler <pat.eyler@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hacking Ruby at 14 is pretty cool though.  :)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That ain't nothing! ( ;) ) I was already programming when I was 6, 
>>> and it wasn't
>>> in Ruby only because Ruby didn't exist yet. Hey, I had already 
>>> written a fully
>>> fledged text editor when I was 14, all in BASIC (Amstrad CPC BASIC).
>>
>>
>>
>> Not to be snide, but "Do you want a cookie?"
>>
> 
> I am not a native English speaker, so I don't know what you mean.

Growing up as a minister's son I would often go to bible camps in the 
summer. All of us pk's (pastor's kids) would always feel we had a one up 
on all of the other campers for some reason. We felt we were "special" 
just for being a pk! One year a speaker at a conference asked the 
pastor's kids if they wanted a cookie because they were special, then he 
told us to sit down and he went on with the rest of his message.

So the cookie comment could be rephrased by saying, "Did you tell us 
this just so we would all know how special you are? Would you like a 
prize (a cookie) for your accomplishments as a kid?)

> 
> As for what I wrote, it was meant as a semi-joke (note the winkey!), 
> just to point out in (hopefully) a humorous way that some have begun 
> programming quite early in their life. I realise now it kind of made me 
> look like a grumpy old man who didn't feel he was recognised enough. 
> That wasn't my purpose (hey, I'm only 29, with the social skills of 
> closed oyster, so I may sound quite differently from what I mean).
> 
> Anyway, if my remarks were in any way out of place, I apologise. I 
> wasn't meaning to sound pretentious. Apparently I failed :( .

I see what you mean, I was being way to picky. I apologize for 
insensitive comment on my behalf. Have a good weekend,

Zach