From: Robert McGovern <robert.mcgovern@...>
Date: 2008-01-04T06:35:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Zed Shaw - Ruby has dodged a bullet

On Jan 1, 2008 5:09 AM, James Britt <james.britt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I liked the Ruby community better when it placed more emphasis on code
> and less on personalities.

I kind of second this, I used to read Ruby-talk quite actively
possibly between 2001 to 2004 but slowly drifted away from it because:

a) the noise levels started to go up
b) a number of quite interesting people, whose opinions I though where
worth the time and effort to read start to leave / drifing away
c) Rails exploded which flooded the community somewhat and I think
expanded it to fast, making it less friendly.

I think the latter started leading to the increase of noise and
vitriol that turns up from time to time.

Rob