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Ruby: A Love Story - Boulder gSchool

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July 15, 2014

Ruby: A Love Story - Boulder gSchool

Talk to the Boulder gSchool about why I love Ruby.

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July 15, 2014
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  1. “I almost feel like Ruby is one of my children,

    but in fact, it is the result of the combined efforts of many people. Without their help, Ruby could never have become what it is.” - Yukihiro Matsumoto, “Matz”, まつもとゆきひろ
  2. “I hope to see Ruby help every programmer in the

    world to be productive, and to enjoy programming, and to be happy. That is the primary purpose of Ruby language.” - Yukihiro Matsumoto, “Matz”, まつもとゆきひろ
  3. Top 5 Committers $ git shortlog -s --since=2012 | sort

    -rn | \ head -6 2739 nobu <--- 867 akr 710 svn 635 ko1 596 naruse 448 zzak
  4. Language has a grammar. But it also has a culture.

    It shapes the way we experience world.
  5. "But the measure of the man is that you could

    not help but love him, and that he could not help but love you." -Justin Gehtland