From: James Britt Date: 2008-08-10T14:49:21+09:00 Subject: Re: An introduction, in about 50 lines of Ruby. Trans wrote: > > On Aug 8, 3:29 pm, James Britt wrote: >> Trans wrote: >> >>> So I'll go out on a limb here, I respectfully request that an official >>> "ruby-pro" (or some such name) be created. >> The Thoughtful Ruby mailing list has roughly zero traffic, so I'm >> skeptical a new list would be helpful. > > You are right. It can only work with official backing from matz and > community leaders. Backing from matz would be nice but hardly essential. "Community leaders" is an illusion; if you think there's a need for such a list, go lead. > >> Maybe people heard about Rails, tried it for a while, and decided either >> to just hang on the rails lists, or switch (back) to Java or PHP or >> something. >> >> Or, more likely, people have formed multiple Ruby communities, and each >> has found their own way (blogs, twitter, other lists, irc) to keep in >> touch. > > That's true. But the mailing lists are central hubs. It's important > that all these sub-communities remain in touch too. > You can lead a horse to water, etc. Ruby has gone tribal. -- James Britt www.happycamperstudios.com - Wicked Cool Coding www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff