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why the lucky stiff (often known simply as why, _why) was an anonymous, but prolific writer, cartoonist, musician, artist, and computer programmer notable for his work with the Ruby programming language. Along with Yukihiro Matsumoto and David Heinemeier Hansson, he was seen as a key figure in the Ruby community.

His best known work is Why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, which "teaches Ruby with stories." Paul Adams of Webmonkey describes its eclectic style as resembling a "collaboration between Stan Lem and Ed Lear". Chapter three was published in The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky.

On 19 August 2009, his online presence was drastically truncated; his accoun ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 542 ratings · 92 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ruby Programming Language: Everything You Need to Know by David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Why The Lucky Stiff (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby 4.05 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CLOSURE by Why The Lucky Stiff, Steve Klabnik (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nobody Knows Shoes 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	why's poignant guide to ruby 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.”
― Why The Lucky Stiff

tags: inspirational, programming

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“programming is rather thankless. u see your works become replaced by superior ones in a year. unable to run at all in a few more.”
― Why The Lucky Stiff

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“This was incredibly foolish. To live just to die. And to die so easily.”
― Why The Lucky Stiff, CLOSURE

tags: death

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