WzDD's Poignant Guide to Ruby Bloggers

[wzdd]

(Disclaimer: yet another programming ramble. I'm sorry.)

Okay, there is definitely something cultural, if that is the word I'm after, about the Ruby world's delight in giving things poetic, yet essentially meaningless and distracting, names. I think this enforced cuteness is basically because everyone is trying to copy Why's (Poignant) Guide to

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[wzdd]

New Media: putting the "jerk" back in "many-to-many communication (for jerks)"?

[roslyn]

That sounds like advice for people, as well!

[wzdd]

But people are such terrifically complex objects! It's much easier to just talk about the individual things that they do. :)

[jasongrossman]

I initially read the title of this as "WzDD's Poignant Guide to Rugby Bloggers". It took a while for it to make sense.

[wzdd]

I wish I knew enough about rugby bloggers so that I could write a poignant guide.

Ooh, I'll be in Canberra this weekend and would be keen to say hi and see the new farm. Want a visitor?