[Ruby] Why Ruby? RubyCamp Posting about Seattle.rb

[Aaron Patterson]

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 02:05:03PM -0800, Gerald Bauer wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   May I introduce myself: I'm one of the organizers of Vancouver's 1st
> RubyCamp later this month. (More @ http://rubycamp.wordpress.com )
> 
>   Up in Vancouver we are of course in awe about Seattle.rb and all the
> high-profile Rubyists and outstanding projects. To promote the
> Seattle.rb  group to all RubyCamp attendees I'd be delighted to post a
> story on our event blog about Seattle.rb.
> 
>    To get the story off the ground I need your help and I invite you
> to send me or post here on the mailing list a quote or paragraph why
> you have chosen Ruby as your programming language or why Ruby is an
> attractive language or why coding in Ruby is more fun compared to
> alternatives.

I chose Ruby as my programming language because it is the most enjoyable
programming language for programmers.  It is easy to learn and makes
sense most of the time.  Also, the power of the language becomes more
evident as your experience with the language grows.

The thing that got me hooked though is Seattle.rb.  The people are
friendly, and I have learned a lot from them!  The frequency of the
meetings is very important to me because I seem to poorly articulate
through email, so in person advice is best for me!  :-)

> 
>    If you think that's all just a silly idea than just ignore this
> posting and forgive my initiative.
> 
>   If you post or send me a quote, paragraph or more, please include a
> link to your blog (and/or your projects you want to get highlighted)
> so I can attribute your quote and promote your blog and projects in
> the posting too.
> 
>   Also if you know about any interesting or fun Seattle.rb facts or
> you want to see included in the posting about Seattle.rb let me know
> too.

I heard Seattle has the highest number of Rubyists per capita.  Is that
correct?

-- 
Aaron Patterson
http://tenderlovemaking.com/