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"First, vocal and influential Ruby developers talk about this"

They sure do:

http://twitter.com/d2h/status/1631034662

http://twitter.com/d2h/status/1631100714

http://twitter.com/_why/status/1631313721

http://twitter.com/d2h/status/1631342976

http://twitter.com/_why/status/1631504321

why has a point.

There's plenty of evidence that DHH and some other prominent ruby developers simply don't care at all about people having different perspectives, and they certainly don't respect it. These guys want to use their work in software at a platform for their little personal identities. The "community" is absolutely not welcoming; it's actually outright exclusionary. They don't care, and they don't even pretend to care.

I primary work with ruby and have for a few years now. I'd like to continue to do so. But I'm frequently discouraged by the fact that involvement with the community means dealing with people who are simply not nice people.




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