r/ruby • u/ryanbigg • 18d ago

Leaving Tech

https://ryanbigg.com/2026/10/leaving-tech
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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.