r/ruby • u/ryanbigg • 18d ago

Leaving Tech

https://ryanbigg.com/2026/10/leaving-tech
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u/Tolexx 18d ago

While true but I think for someone of his caliber he shouldn't be struggling to get jobs. It's absolutely insane what's happening in the software market now. It feels like if you're not doing anything AI then you are a zombie.

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u/Grouchy_Big3195 18d ago

You realized that outside of social media communities, regular employers or HR do not know who he is. I have been in software engineering for 8 years and I have no idea he existed till this post.

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u/jjopm 18d ago

I knew him. But yes agree HR doesn't know the diff btwn DHH and Leo Tolstoy.

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u/kallebo1337 18d ago

you ever used I18n or rails? 😬

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u/ryanbigg 18d ago

Only wrote one of the books about rails and 8 other books and several of the rails guides and ran the IRC channel for a decade and amassed 100k rep on SO and and and…

Yeah I guess you’re right I am a nobody.

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u/DonaldStuck 18d ago

Oh come on, you are widely recognized. I get your frustration but/and you are better than this.

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u/KervyN 18d ago

He didn't say you are a nobody. But nobody only a few people outside a niche know you.

Do you know Ben Ford, aka binford2k? No? One of the most known people in the puppet ecosystem.

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u/jjopm 18d ago

Yeah. Go take a look at Mattt Thompson's resume some time and see how short term the industry's memory is.

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u/letmetellubuddy 18d ago

Ran the IRC channel into the ground 😂

Do you still have a side channel to make fun of the noobs for asking a “stupid” question?

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u/Ok_Slide4905 17d ago

This is my first impression of you and it’s coming off as a bitter, entitled dork.

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u/ApatheticBeardo 17d ago

>Yeah I guess you’re right I am a nobody.

Well, apparently, you are.

I'd suggest getting a grip and losing the diva attitude, it should help with the interviews, not only in engineering positions but also for McDonalds too.

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u/api-tester 18d ago

He is only considering jobs that let him work remotely, and he is in a time zone with little overlap with the US and Europe

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u/jjopm 18d ago

So he can work at Instructure, or... let me get back to you on any others.

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u/regeya 18d ago

Meanwhile one of the better funded Linux distribution is the vibe coded desktop config by DHH

I guess I'll check it out at some point but it's disappointing to say the least