サンタ松本 

(A Japanese Santa)

Just about every year since 1995, Matz has dropped a release of Ruby on

Christmas Day. In 1995 we saw Ruby 0.95, the first public release. This year,

30 years later, we're getting Ruby 4, a brand new major release.

I don't want to talk about the new language features, or about my personal 28

years of loving Ruby, or the resurgence in interest in this wonderful

tool.

Instead, I'd like to say "thank you" to Matz.

Yukihiro Matsumoto first started working on Ruby in 1993. He's been working on it full time since 1997. He has managed a project that started with him and some friends and that now has thousands of contributors. He has curated the language with amazing skill, adding features sparingly and with great foresight.

He has encouraged debate and (amazingly in current times) kept those discussions civil and productive. "Matz is Nice So We Are Nice" is the best

kind of leadership; by example.

Matz has dedicated more than half his life to making developers happy. He has

changed the world of programming, and he has changed my life profoundly.

Today, we get a Christmas present: Ruby 4. Let's take a moment to think about

the effort, love, and leadership that makes that gift, and all the previous gifts, possible.

サンタ松本さん、いつもありがとうございます。

Programming Ruby 4

Now in beta

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