> Matz, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for making me a happy
> programmer with Ruby.
> 
> Sam

Can I second that motion?!?!?

I was a programming burn-out.  I was broken by a lifetime of shitty projects
and shitty languages.  One too many for-loops had left me a hollow shell of
a man.  I was ready to quit 'the biz' entirely.  I yearned for a job that
involved things that did not require debugging.  Like... tiles.  Aren't
tiles nice?  Wouldn't it be fun to run a tile business?

Then I discovered ruby.  Clouds parted, rays of light streaming down, the
host of heaven singing their angelic choirs.

Now, once again, I love what I do.

Thanks Matz!!!11!!!111oneone!11one1  That is one man I will definitely buy a
beer for.

Sd