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_Why Documentary at Rubyconf 2012, Denver

48 点作者 sp4rki超过 12 年前

8 条评论

johnnyg超过 12 年前
I saw this documentary at LSRC in Austin.<p>It covers _why's body of work, interviews people about their thoughts on _why's impact and...sorry if I phrase this wrong, attempts to draw parallels between the stories _why tells in his guide to the series of events that ended in him leaving the community. It doesn't answer the question, but it does go looking for a more full understanding of...well, why.<p>The guy who made it, when he announced it to the conference and when they screened it, seemed to take it very seriously. I felt it took pains to explore the work and to not invade the privacy of the withdrawn man. As I watched it, I thought it was targeted at people like me who are newcomers. They wanted me to know about this guy who passed through and what he meant to them. It felt oddly like a family gathering talking about a recently passed grandmother.<p>I got no vibe that this was a major network style drive by or that he was trying to ride the coat tails of a guy who has expressed his desire to be left alone. There was a respect under the whole thing and a labor of love - of the work and the community.<p>When it was done, I felt like "this is a good place, to be around people who make this and do this". It was a sad send off of a good friend.<p>I've never met _why. I have learned a lot from him. I think that's the point.
cbs超过 12 年前
A documentary about the guy that just wanted to fade into the sunset. Interesting.<p>That's fine and all, but is the Ruby community still pretending to respect this guy? If so, why are they making a big public video tribute to a guy that not only chose to disappear, but took all his work down with him too?
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peteretep超过 12 年前
The idolisation of _why is just plain weird.
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logn超过 12 年前
That email is golden. I wish I could write like that. Reminds me of Pulp Fiction where the characters say all of these interesting things which have almost no relevance to the plot... "and scalp rashes are very, very bad" lol
bradly超过 12 年前
Here is a link to the trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LtM830ocE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LtM830ocE</a>
mgkimsal超过 12 年前
IIRC, _why had some PHP code and writing before he got in to Ruby, but I can't find any of it any more. Anyone have links to it?
rhengles超过 12 年前
I love the David Thorne-style of his writing.
89a超过 12 年前
This headline made me think he might be back for a second :(