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List:       ruby-talk
Subject:    Re: Zed Shaw - Ruby has dodged a bullet
From:       "Patrick Aljord" <patcito () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-02 2:20:51
Message-ID: 6b6419750801011820h37771a88xc4ffe846e58807a2 () mail ! gmail ! com
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this reminds me of the really hot girl rant who complains that despite
her hot body she always go for the wrong guy who only want to get in
her pant but I might need some sleep though :-)

-Pat

PS: Zed we love you and thanks again for Mongrel

On 1/1/08, Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist@mac.com> wrote:
> Much like watching a car accident in slow motion, I could scarcely
> believe my eyes when reading Zed Shaw's screed on Ruby & Rails on his
> blog [1].
>
> I know I shouldn't give an attention whore that which he so
> desperately seeks, but I can't help myself. I'm the guy down on the
> street shouting for the idiot on the ledge to jump. Not only has he
> jumped, but he has promised "future installments" to complete the
> tragedy. I cannot look away; I don't *want* to look away.
>
> Any how... I think Kevin Clark labeled him correctly. See Zed's rant
> for the background on this reference.
>
> If I was in a position to do so, I am sorely tempted to hire him just
> to fire him right away. :-)
>
> Thankfully the mongrel project is in sane hands. He did a wonderful
> job developing mongrel for which he deserves full credit. His rant and
> apparent abandonment of Ruby is just peculiar in light of his past
> contributions.
>
> A community with a significant reputation for helping novices and
> welcoming newbies doesn't have a lot of room for cranks. I hope Zed is
> welcomed by the community(ies) focused on his next language choice;
> based on his personality traits, I'd say he should join the LISP
> community ASAP. Even they might find him to be a bit much.
>
> Happy New Year! Happy New Rants!
>
> [1] http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/rails_is_a_ghetto.html
>
>

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