I'd much prefer Jeremy Evans[0] taking over rather than DHH. Jeremy is a Ruby core committer (and much more pleasant person), unlike DHH.

[0] - https://github.com/jeremyevans

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brigandish 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Anyone who won't discriminate against others for their politics would be an improvement, because that's not what's been happening in many core projects.

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throwaway48921 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I am not suggesting Jeremy Evans simply because of politics. I think he's very underrated in the community and the work he does is incredible. Having interacted with him a number of times, he's been really helpful and pleasant. I think those qualities make him a good candidate.

Fun fact: Jeremy won the Ruby Prize 2019: https://rubyprize.jp/19_iv-nominees01-2-en.html

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brigandish 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I agree. He has scolded me before though, for submitting code he didn't like the look of. Felt a tad harsh at the time, that's the kind of thing that puts people off contributing. However, he's a better programmer than me so if he didn't like it he's probably right. Could improve his bedside manner a bit though. I'm sure others have said that about me too, perhaps I'm a hypocrite.

Regardless of that, anyone who doesn't discriminate against others for their politics would be an improvement.

Edit: a improvement on the other westerners in the core team who might be touted as the next benevolent dictator, as I doubt that benevolence would maintain.

	▲	jeltz 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		In every interaction with Evans I have had he has been super nice and welcoming to contributors. Maybe he had a bad day.
	▲	throwaway48921 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> I agree. He has scolded me before though, for submitting code he didn't like the look of. Heh, do you have a link to the PR?

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throwaway48921 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Curious why this suggestion was downvoted to hell.

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igravious 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've no idea Jeremy ;-)

	▲	jeltz 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is clearly not Jeremy Evans. Maybe a funny joke if that innocent commenter had not been downvoted to hell.

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jeltz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No idea, Jeremy Evans is a really good coder and a nice person. Also a much more influential voice in the Ruby community than DHH.

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