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Re:Why Isn't Open Source A Gateway For Coders Of Color? by gaius on Sunday December 08, 2013 @10:58AM (#6870011)
Who and who, and how is it illustrative? For the non-rubyists.
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Re:Why Isn't Open Source A Gateway For Coders Of Color? by theorique on Sunday December 08, 2013 @11:48AM (#6870182)
Two prominent Rubyists who happen to be simultaneously black.

https://twitter.com/bryanl

https://twitter.com/daksis

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Re:Why Isn't Open Source A Gateway For Coders Of Color? by smoyer on Sunday December 08, 2013 @01:21PM (#6870596)
I hope they continue being simultaneous for a long time then ... Not being in the Ruby community, I've never seen either of them but I'd love to tell them "live long and prosper".

One caveat though ... I'm horrible with names and faces. This includes plenty of white people who happen to look alike. Fortunately I'm to the point where I can pick my wife and kids out of a crowd. Is this a common affliction among people who pursue software?

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Re:Why Isn't Open Source A Gateway For Coders Of Color? by theorique on Sunday December 08, 2013 @01:34PM (#6870673)
:) the "simultaneous" thing was me being cheeky.

But on a more serious note, I can see where being "the black guy" would get tiresome fast. Or being mistaken for "the other black guy". Don't know if that would cause a person to quit the OSS world, but it's probably not a highlight.

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