I’m just wondering aloud here: any chance that the security fiasco that finally resulted in full disclosure will possibly deflate some of the hyper-active egos over on the Rails team?
I still remember when DHH put words in to my mouth about the lessons of productivity. What an ass. I can only hope this little episode shows that perhaps, just maybe, his shit stinks too.
On a related note, I really like what was said here about the difference between the Java and Ruby (or rails, as far as I’m concerned) communities. I think it’s a bit unfair to generalize so broadly, but the most bile that comes from the Java community tends to be directed back towards itself, which only improves it.
on Aug 10th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
I doubt it.
Given DHH’s responses on the full disclosure thread (e.g. #45) I don’t see anything changing any time soon.
There are the same attitudes in some Java camps, but the java community has a greater diversity – you can afford to avoid the people with the hostile attitudes. If you commit to Rails you’ve got to deal with DHH et al. If you’re on Java you can avoid Marc or Hani or Gavin or whoever it is that you happen to butt heads with.