From: Francis Cianfrocca <garbagecat10@...>
Date: 2008-01-02T01:00:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Zed Shaw - Ruby has dodged a bullet

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If I correctly understand his rant, Zed's problem is that he now has trouble
finding work (to make the point, he uses a picturesque reference to sexual
behavior in monkeys). And for this he blames his involvement in the Ruby
community.

I'd say he makes a very good point. As a result of his well-regarded work on
Mongrel, his thoughts and opinions on sundry subjects have become widely
circulated.

And since his thoughts and opinions often evince qualities that are not
universally desirable in employees, his Ruby-derived fame (together with
Google) has given everyone a permanently-accessible list of very good
reasons not to hire him.

I can understand the fascination of watching an otherwise-intelligent person
commit career-suicide by way of an embarrassing and tasteless rant. But the
Ruby community will survive being kissed off by Zed Shaw.

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