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Why The Lucky Stiff

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male

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http://whytheluckystiff.net/

genre

Professional & Technical, Comics & Graphic Novels, Literature & Fiction

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"why the lucky stiff (often known simply as why, _why) was an anonymous, but prolific writer, cartoonist, musician, artist, and computer programmer notable for his work with the Ruby programming language. Along with Yukihiro Matsumoto and David Heinemeier Hansson, he was seen as a key figure in the Ruby community."

"On 19 August 2009, his online presence was drastically truncated; his accounts on Twitter and GitHub were shut down, along with many of his personally maintained sites."

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Books by Why The Lucky Stiff

Average rating: 4.15 · 102 ratings · 28 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby 4.16 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Nobody Knows Shoes 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	whys poignant guide to ruby 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:

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Quotes by Why The Lucky Stiff

“when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.”
― Why The Lucky Stiff

tags: inspirational , programming

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