Why does criticism of Ruby bring out the worst in people?
Little did I know, when I asked Matthew Huntbach to write an assessment of the Ruby language, how much of a storm his article would provoke. Both here on Bitwise and out on the far reaches of the Internet on places such as Reddit, Ruby aficionados have been venting their spleen upon Doctor Huntbach, calling into question everything from his academic credentials to (I kid you not!) his taste in shirts.