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Well, you can write fortran in Ruby, but it took DHH to show where it does shine. It is easy to underestimate the initial insight in hindsight "oh, that's obvio
by rimantas 17y ago
Well, you can write fortran in Ruby, but it took DHH to show where it does shine. It is easy to underestimate the initial insight in hindsight "oh, that's obvious", but it only becomes obvious when someone does it.
And does not definition of geniality has something on having that insight for the "obvious"?
- jamesbritt 17y agoOthers had shown were it shines as well; there was Nitro, IOWA, a few other apps that were solid examples of Ruby qua Ruby at the same time as (or prior to) Rails. Why do some people/code get attention and accolades, while others, equally deserving, do not? Timing? Personality? Bluster?
- stcredzero 17y agoThe ability to mobilize people into a large, cohesive community.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSure, but how does that happen?