On behalf of the people who depend on Carlson's software, let's hope he writes code better than he writes informal essays.
Here's the somewhat clever first graf: (Everything after that is a mish-mash)
"Jesus reflected on his situation and felt irrepressible sadness. His tear-ducts filled to a point where they could hold no longer and had to be released."
Well looks like you are not happy with Ruby. I am Java Programmer/Architect. Every where there is a Ruby buzz. So, I am just looking for good place to find some articles which compares Ruby and Java and one I pointed out here has some detail which is helpful.
Here's the somewhat clever first graf: (Everything after that is a mish-mash)
"Jesus reflected on his situation and felt irrepressible sadness. His tear-ducts filled to a point where they could hold no longer and had to be released."
versus
"Jesus wept."
I prefer the later.