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Jim Weirich, Creator of Rake, Has Passed Away

Posted by timothy on from the always-sad-news dept.

SirLurksAlot writes "News is beginning to circulate on Twitter and various sites that Jim Weirich, the creator of Rake, has passed away at the age of 58. He was an active developer (his last commit in the last 24 hours) and has made many contributions to the Ruby community over the years, as well as being a prolific speaker and teacher. He had a great sense of humor and was beloved by many. He will be greatly missed."

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  1. It was the beta by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    He clicked something and beta came up...

  2. Re:FYI by ldephil · · Score: 3, Funny

    2000 strong, but that seems to be the limit based on the 500 error I saw.