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It's not 'ghetto' in the slangy adjectival use (e.g., "That coat is so ghetto."), but 'ghetto' in the normal noun use: "The Ruby Stdlib is a Ghetto" (my emphasi

It's not 'ghetto' in the slangy adjectival use (e.g., "That coat is so ghetto."), but 'ghetto' in the normal noun use: "The Ruby Stdlib is a Ghetto" (my emphasis). And if you still think that's hyperbole, it's an allusion to Zed Shaw's infamous "Rails Is A Ghetto" post.

mperham 16y ago
Good catch. It was indeed a nod to Zed's post.
bhickey 16y ago
I thought it was a reference to the tact and grace embodied by titles like "CouchDB: Perform like a pornstar".