I primarily met other programmers and like minded people on IRC, open source project mailing lists, or at cons. If you really want frequent f2f contact with ot

I primarily met other programmers and like minded people on IRC, open source project mailing lists, or at cons. If you really want frequent f2f contact with other developers, I'd suggest moving to SFBA (if you're not already there). If working in isolation bothers you, you could try and work with more commonly used technologies. Like the programmers you mention, I've never used Ruby either.